"I laughed and took Lucy's hand as we sat down. "Well you didn't need to be Einstein to work that out. That's why I've asked for some police presence ...at Marion's school."After breakfast Lucy and I walked out to face the crowd as dad backed his car out of the garage. The barrage of question started immediately. Questions like, why was Lucy in Australia? What was she doing staying with us? Why did she visit the hospital with me? And finally the killer question, why did she visit Marion Jackson?I. Make love to me some more, please."I couldn't take that any longer, I was leaking down my pants leg. I heard Mercy and Missy giggle as they said, "We can do that to you too, you know." I had a pleased smile on my face as I imagined kissing both of them very gently and telling them to behave. It was almost anticlimactic to hear Mercy's voice say, "If I have to."Back down in the main dining area, Matilda and Gloria were serving breakfast. We ate, discussing Michael's plans for the day as he had. He’s now in base hospital.” He let the shock of the news register with them before continuing. “Bill’s jeep was pretty well shot up and they had to tow it in. I’m afraid it’s a write off.”“What was it? Aircraft?” Shaun asked.Ted shook his head, “No, they had troops under the truck canopy with MG34s waiting for them. If it had been the normal crew in the Jeep Bill would have bought it. He’d had an eye infection, so Sargent Haney replaced him.”Shaun and Tim sat stunned, where are Bobby and Bill. I ate scraps that restaurants threw out. I’d found some pretty swanky restaurants that tossed out some near full meals that customers hadn’t eaten. I would encounter cooks taking smoke breaks in the alley and I got on good terms with them. About once a week I’d find a complete meal in a Styrofoam container. I got clothing from a homeless shelter and I was always able to find someplace dry to sleep.During the day I would stay downtown by the river and entertain myself. There was a lot to.