*******************************Seven o'clock found them in the restaurant at the top of the SpaceNeedle. Jessica had never looked as fully herself bef...ore. From the momentthey stepped out onto the side walk, he had had that resonant, powerfulfeeling of beauty. The people they passed as they walked to the car weresomewhat bowled over - here were two spectacular creatures, one short anddark, all eyes and breasts. The other, about six foot two with herstilletos, a fiery blonde in a fiery gown with. The rifle would be totally useless since it was dark as hell. It just made me feel better. The rifle was an army cavalry issue piece. It was their marksman rifle, a pretty good weapon in its own right. I had the piece redone for me by a gun smith in Saint Louis. He had re-chambered it by hand. The improved rifle would fire either the.44 caliber revolver round or the larger more powerful .44 rifle cartridge. The rifle had been milled to accept two different sights. The open sight standard to. "Have we met before, Sir?" Yes, we have," I responded shortly, leaving her to consider when it might have been.The simple response evidently bothered her. "Then, Sir, you have the advantage of me."I assumed that her reaction was intended to provoke an explanation but I continued to hold my confidence. "Yes," I said, "I believe that I do."Throughout this exchange Amanda had looked uncomfortable as though anxious that our discussions should not take on an argumentative aspect. "Please, sister,". She asked Sean to go play with the kid next door, and asked Crystal if she could help her with something. Crystal was too nice to refuse. Nikki took Crystal to the bedroom and spread on the bed all the dresses and lingerie she had bought. "Crystal! I would like you to help me figure out which ones look best on me. Ted never helps me out with such things, you know," Nikki said. Crystal was beaming that Nikki thought so highly of her to ask for her choice, and she chirped, "Oh! Mrs Smith, I would.