I was more surprised than anything else." Well, I ain't the only one who says you look happier since you're married." She smiled. "So, you know, good ...for you. And Nina. She's a doll." Thank you, lady. So are you and Robert comin' over Saturday?" Yes, the barbecue I'd promised was scheduled for Saturday."Uh-huh. We farmed out the kids to grandparents for the weekend. Robert figures that if we survive your barbecue we can have Sunday to recuperate. Want me to bring something?" she smiled."Your. He surprised her by getting up and holding out his hand. Then he started in confidently doing a jitterbug, rock and roll, whatever. She hadn't done this kind of dance for years, but after a minute began following him competently, and he turned her through moves that were new to her, but fun. Toward the end, she showed him a couple of the boogie grinds she had seen on old movies, wiggling her hips and shoulders provocatively. He smiled broadly, though keeping a conservative posture. It was. The rounds bounced off as I rolled away from the doorway and to my chair."RALA! I NEED HELP!" I shouted and fired four more rounds out the door. I quickly reloaded and was behind my chair when several rounds ripped through the wall where I had been standing a second before."THIS IS THE FBI! Throw down your weapons and surrender. We have you surrounded," shouted a voice from the darkness.RalaI was sitting at my computer imputing the coordinates for the transport when the alarm started sounding. We'll let the backups play."I walked over to the benches. Jason followed me. He grabbed a couple of water bottles from one of the team's volunteer trainers and sat down on the end of one of the benches.I stopped and stood next to the bench. "Why aren't you sitting?" Jason asked."I'm afraid that if I sat down, I'd need help to stand back up," I replied with a smile."Who cares?" Jason asked. "You have three cheerleaders willing to pull you to your feet." Why cause trouble?" I asked.Jason laughed.
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