We were lovers since my senior year of high school. We were talking about big plans and running off to get married until I enrolled in college. I was ...tudying law enforcement and the man I am telling the story about was studying conservation law. We met in class. One thing led to another and we started talking a lot more and going to lunch more frequently after class. Chase was his name. He stood at 6'5 with broad shoulders and calloused hands. He was a farmer from the northern part of Indiana.. "She took the bag. "I think I’ve spent enough on shopping recently." She lifted her jumper up to her chin to show the new bra."If I tell you to spend, you do it! Okay?"It was the first time she had seen any anger from him. It shocked her, but also excited her."Of course, I'm sorry."He signaled to the bag, again. She pulled out a long, black, ladies' raincoat, about knee length, then a foil, red, cheap-looking mini-dress from the bag. She guessed it was straight from one of the seedy online sex. .. nothing. No wife. No family. Just ... nothing. There's a message in there somewhere but I don't know what it is.I'd finished the six month contract in less than three. I probably could have done it in even less but my mind wasn't totally on my work. I had ... other projects that were taking up a substantial part of my time. Projects that, I hoped, were soon to come to fruition.The weekend before Thanksgiving is a horrible time to fly. Not as bad as Christmas, but damn close. The plane was. It was fifteen minutes after the time he usually left before he was done changing the tire and as soon as I heard the trunk slam shut I told Mary, who was already on my cell phone, "Now" and disconnected. The phone rang just as Sam came through the door and I answered it, said sorry wrong number and then hung up. I saw Sam glance over at me and the expression on his face told me that he thought something was rotten in Denmark.The night wasn't over yet and if I knew Sam as well as I thought I.