I counted out half of my available cash and told her if I didn't come back before noontime she was to continue by herself to the address of a "safe" h...ouse in Venice. I assured her that regardless of what transpired on the base, I would be joining her there within twenty-four hours.Olga gave me a worried look and I could tell she was not happy about the situation. I tended to agree with her. It was kind of a shitty deal but I had to deliver the USB file to my contact and I needed to get. No need to switch seats again; this arrangement was just what we needed.During the movie we snuggled closer and closer to our seat mates, much like teenagers on an early date, which at our mid-twenties wasn’t all that far out of date. Sharyn seemed reluctant at first; for a while there was a noticeable gap between them in the back seat. On the other hand, Rosie wasted no time to slide in as close to me as she could get. Bench seats are winners!After a while I glanced in the mirror to see Sharyn. The warm-hearted sympathy that this girl had just expressed served to remind her of all the unkind things she had said about her in the past and about so many other of the village girls. At this moment there was nothing she wanted more than to have them accept her as a friend. She had witnessed, with amazed and growing admiration, their stoicism as they had descended time and again into the freezing water and had come so ardently to admire them that she desired their friendship and approbation. Kate sat beside of her with a smaller plate and the pair tucked in. To her surprise Jenny managed to clear almost all of the huge plateful Kate had set before her.“If you keep feeding me like this love I’m never going to fit on that stage within a few weeks.” Jenny exclaimed as she set down her knife and fork.“Kate, could you go down and open the shop for me a moment? I will be down when I’ve drunk my coffee.” Trevor said. Both women looked at Kate’s father, Jenny spotted him indicating.