“A French freighter which exploded in Havana harbor in March of 1960. Castro blamed us, but never produced any evidence. He compared it to the explo...sion of the Maine during the Spanish-American War.”“Were we involved?” I asked with an arched eyebrow.“There were claims made by some Americans that we were, but if we were, nobody talked to me about it and I was what your friend Katya would call rezident, or ‘Chief of Station’.”“So, a «нелегальные резиденты»,” I grinned.My dad laughed, “Somehow I’m. ”She rolled her eyes and shook her head. “Is that even possible?”“I changed my appearance when Syndicate members were following me earlier today, I don’t see why I couldn’t do this.”“Wait, you never said anything about the Syndicate following you,” she said. “I thought that was over with when Neil was arrested.”“Neil’s threat is over, but the Syndicate is still out there.”She shook her head. “No. You’re not going anywhere then.”I shook my head too. “I don’t have time to argue with you about. I want my kids to have a Christmas they will remember. I'm going to get Jamal a bicycle with training wheels and a large tricycle for Tanisha. We'll have stuff in stockings with their names on them, a Christmas tree with all of the ornaments, and a real Christmas dinner with turkey and the works."Amber asked, "Did you ever do this before?" Do what?" Have sex for money?" No. I haven't had sex since my husband ran off. I'm pretty inexperienced sexually. I've only been with one woman and one guy.". He thought she had fallen asleep. He suppressed the immediate urge to lash out at her for disturbing him. He calmly put down his pen and said coldly:“What do you want?”She stepped away from him, bewildered by his tone, especially after their lovemaking an hour ago. The coldness failed to dissipate. He looked upon her reflection with irritation and wanted her gone from the room. She was on the verge of tears by the suggestion that she should leave. He realized then that she had something.