But I certainly couldn’t abide any kind of racist shit.“Who’s your favorite black author?”I gotta give him credit. He answered without hesitat...ion. “Langston Hughes. And Alice Walker, I swear The Color Purple changed my life. Then of course there’s Alex Hailey and Maya —““Alright, alright, you pass.”He bowed his head. “I’m really sorry, Dante. Please forgive me.”I looked at him harshly. “You got any more of that Pliny?”He grinned and jumped up to get it himself. We all sat back down again and. “Are we still doing this?”Cody was shocked that she didn't remember anything.“It's already over,” Myron said to her. “Cody, why don't you make a request?”Cody nodded, “Elise, kiss me.”“Sure,” Elise said as she stepped over to Cody and kissed him on the lips.Cody was already in shock because that was very unlike her. She had a very big issue with public displays of affection. They would usually cause her to turn into a bashful strawberry. Cody had to push this a little further.“Elise, french. Considering their lengthy absence, and especially knowing that they would be eager to see their families, I had expected them to be halfway home by now. Parker had been in overall command of the three ships when they left. Grinning broadly and bouncing excitedly, he, too, almost forgot protocol as he rushed up to me, managing a last moment near-bow. “Please, come see what we brought back,” he exclaimed giddily, pointing aboard his ship.It was obviously something major considering the animated. There was an element of truth in the fact that he did have many friends and family who as far as he knew were still alive in the Berlin area. In fairness Tony had since the start of war worried a lot about his grandparents, and cousins in Berlin, and he vowed that given the opportunity, he would pay them a visit if this operation went ahead. He had written letters to be sent via Switzerland, but had never received any replies.Now on the first night of his marriage to Anne-Marie, he lay in bed.