Once I got the mash to start working on Monday morning, I planned to drive into town and do laundry. It was barely dark on Sunday night, so I went ahe...ad and mixed the mash. It wasn't hard and mixing it gave me an eight hour head start on cooking.After I had the mash mixed I put away my tools and went back to the box house to check the Internet for new toys. I had already bought such things as thermal imaging scopes and cameras. I was very high tech in my security around the still house.One of. They came by the following morning and I played the gracious host, having no furniture to speak of made it relatively easy as I merely procured four wine glasses and several bottles of a decent vintage.Mrs. Mooring was quick to inform me that she would be delighted to lend her daughters to me to help guide me through what she termed "the maze" of shops that must be frequented in order to furnish a home as grand as mine. I did not tell her that I had engaged a person for that very purpose and. You know how to do this. It’s just like in training. Don’t worry so much. The AKs can’t hurt you in here.” I didn’t tell him that an RPG would peel us open like a grapefruit.He swallowed and nodded, then turned back towards the road. Montoya seemed calmer, maybe because he had a gun he could shoot back with if I told him to. Once we got away from the base, things quieted down a bit. It wasn’t all that far to Musayib, not much more than twenty klicks, about a dozen miles. We could do it in an. “Mmmm better now,” came her breathless reply.I reached down and took her hands in mine. Very slowly and deliberately I turned them over and kissed the palms. Taking my time, I kissed the backs of them as well before pressing one against my cheek and returning them to her side. I stopped and gazed into her eyes for a moment and found myself lost in the depths of them and the light they reflected. They simply sparkled. Cupping her face in my hands I leaned forward and kissed her. As I did so, her.