" I thought for a second, then the perfect thing occurred to me. I ran up to Jim's room and stuck my head in. Jim was lying on the bed, reading a home...work assignment."Hey, Jim. Have you got a football jersey I can borrow?" Sure, Sis. Old? New? Dirty? Local? Pro?" He opened his closet and pointed to a rack that was almost full of football jerseys."What a collection! Uh. This is nice." I pulled out a Dolphin 'away' jersey with number 12 and the name 'Griese' on it."Dad got me most of those. I. My people had money, and nowhere to spend it other than ... Well... ?When we had first arrived the compounds, my people were not a problem; they had been welcomed, having done so much good for the people of the village. But lately, with the growing number of new soldiers from the States of this timeline, there was an increasing problem. There was drunkenness, fights, gambling, and an ever-increasing prostitution problem where girls, many of them far too young to be doing so, were being pressed. ARMC is not the best place around to get well, but they should be able to handle birthing a baby.Melissa was in the prep room with Mika, and I was able to talk to them for a few minutes. Mika was excited, she had missed her own grandchildren being born and was looking forward to Melissa's child as much as anyone was. Melissa reassured me that she was okay and that I should just go on back to work and relax. There was no chance that I was going to do that, but of course, I told her that I. Some of the perps must have bled out before buying the farm. All of the floor coverings need to be replaced. I will have to get a quote. Randi, I have to admit, surprises me with her reaction concerning all of the bloodstains; she is happily snapping pictures of the damage. Hell, if I didn't know better, I would think she is an insurance adjuster. Speaking of insurance, I need to ask Leo what kind of coverage we are carrying on the rentals."Have you seen enough? Do you still want to lease this.