He owned a restaurant and men's boutique. Joan whispered to me, "I already hinted at what we like to do." Harry said, "Why don't you have your food br...ought to our cabana." We nodded yes. The cabana was sumptuous, several low slung divans that looked straight out of the Ottoman empire, oriental rugs, a table where you sat on the floor and ate Japanese style, a large screen TV and a music system. The walls were set up so that you could see outside but no one could see inside. Our food came and we. "I patted the dog on the side. "Welcome to the family... " I looked at Jake. "We have to give him a name."Jake looked off to the side. "I sort of been callin' him Tucker. He kinda reminds me of a feller I knew a ways back who was always yappin' and struttin' around and such." And I suppose this Tucker fellow was a friend of yours," I suggested."Well, he was such a pain in the ass that none of the other hands wanted anything to do with him," said Jake. "Why are we jabberin' so much? It was right. She tells me about her mother dying when she was young and how she has no access to money. She tells me she is soon to lose internet access and won't be able to even get new clothes when it comes time to go back to school in the fall. I was completely overwhelmed by this influx of information. She really didn't look like the type at all. She looked just like all the other cute little daughters of rich trophy wives that lived all over the suburbs in my area. I would have never guessed in a. Hans's fate was in our hands and Helmut and Iwere determined to do everything in our power to bring him home safelyto Gerda. Latest reports had the Red Army fighting German forces at thestrategically vital Seelow Heights, which lay about 55 miles east ofBerlin, around the town of Seelow. What made them so important was thatthey overlooked the Oderbruch, the western flood plain of the RiverOder, which was a further dozen miles to the east. The heights weresometimes known as the "Gates to.