“Oh,” Sylvia repeated, this time with a clear understanding.Ever since coming out in her freshman year of college, Monica had faced moments like t...his with trepidation. It was impossible to know how anyone was going to react when she told them. Friends who she’d thought would freak merely shrugged their shoulders, while others she thought of as family unexpectedly disappeared from her life.“My dear, why didn’t you simply tell me that in the first place?” the old woman laughed. “I never would’ve. Praying hard he got the job!He came back in 20 minute's later telling me he got the job and that he needed to fill out some paper work. I screamed in my head "YES"!!! I got him everything he needed and ask some questions like wife/k**s you know stuff that would get in the way of getting in his pants. I didn't see a ring.He tells me he never got married and didn't know about k**s just yet. Right now all he needed to do was get a job and help his mom and sister out. "those things can wait" I. The plane sits on the runway for some time, so I will miss my onward flight. During the meal, we chat a little. She has spent two weeks on a tropical beach, while I was in a factory inspecting tractor engines.As expected, I miss my connection and will not leave for another 13 hours. I make my way to the line for a free hotel room where my neighbour from 25J is also waiting. They bring us to a hotel just outside the airport. We talk more on the bus; shared misery creates a bond.We are about to. I’ve had eight years to work out my frustrations. There were only two recreational opportunities available that I found interesting in Kingston. First was the fitness room. I was very religious about maintaining my fitness. You might say I was almost fanatical. The other opportunity was the library, where I worked on my compensation package. The package that very shortly you are going to be handing me.’ ‘You must be dreaming. You won’t be seeing any compensation from CSIS.’ ‘Well, that’s where.