"We just need some of the expats to come back and once Captain Mexford returns we'll have support from trained men," Laura said, trying to cheer him u...p. "What does Alba gu Brath mean?" It's Gaelic for Scotland the brave," he told her.Jamie closed Gaz's message and saw that he had received a reply already from the HMS Vengeance.Opening the message he received yet another hammer blow. The fact that Laura had just used the Vengeance as one of their hopes for the future made it worse.Highlander (or. We all practiced for a while with standard 9mm cartridges so that we would not attract any more attention than we had to. It took a week for the licenses to come through, so we had plenty of time to do everything necessary to get ready for our trip.I had a hunch that we might run into trouble, so we three men started letting our whiskers grow, and Alice got a blonde wig. She was a natural brunette, so it was a "logical" change for her. Actually, I preferred her as a brunette, but this was no. Without the car ride, they would have to travel with their compatriots back to Jacksonville, dig their vehicles out and get them running again, and then travel. We could cut out at least a day or two of that.At about three in the afternoon, Captain Miller was admitted to the Oval Office. “Captain Miller, reporting with party of two,” he announced with a smile. Behind him marched in a pair of Marines in jeans and tee shirts.I stood up from my desk and moved around it. “And a more disreputable. Lola had on high heeled thigh high boots, a black mini skirt and a white party blouse that was buttoned dangerously loose. They told us that they had wanted to "pre-game" before we left and decided to surprise us a little early. I was thankful I had prepped a little early with favorite white and blue striped button down and my favorite pair of jeans. Luis was about half ready, but with his latin background, he always seems to look great to women whether its a pair of sweat pants or a suit. We.