I’m certain he’ll do everything possible to get Steve out of this mess.’ ‘We need to begin making our own plans,’ advised Jason. ‘Jared, C...arlie, and I have been on the ground in Iraq and understand the culture better than the rest of you will. Everyone needs to stay close and to heed any suggestions or orders from any of us three. It’s got to be that way. There’s no debate. Does everyone understand and agree?’ Everyone nodded their assent and remained quiet as Jason continued. ‘We’ll find out. "I'd just prefer to fill your stomach up before we talk, but I promise it is something worth your time." "Okay," she responded in a tone before she left the kitchen. "Damn, for a cute brunette, she is a little bitchy." I finished the meal and brought her a plate of food. We both sat down at the dining room table, sat across from each other and began eating. We ate for a few minutes without speaking a word, peeking at each other several times. "This is really good, Victoria." "Thank you.". I decided to play along and I reached over and unfastened her seatbelt and lifted her out of the car.She felt good in my arms as I carried her into the house. I plopped her down on the living room couch and walked to my room to use the bathroom and change clothes. I put on a pair of loose sweats and took my shirt off. I walked out into the living room and noticed that Vanessa was gone.“Hide and seek,” I thought to myself.I started up the stairs and noticed that Vanessa was standing at the top.. ‘I’m going to the Bakery to pick up some bread, then to the meat market to get some things for breakfast.’ Francis flashes a look at her, for in all the years of marriage to this beautiful, intelligent, erotic woman, he has never known her, to do any food shopping, not even for a gallon of milk. He leans closer to her and runs his hands through her hair, looking her in the eyes, almost as if he were thinking of something pithy to say. ‘Why are you doing that?’ ‘I’m making breakfast.’ Hearing.