Even sitting down, he made her feel tiny. ‘They live in the country. I suppose most of ’em are married with little ones. I left home when I was t...en. I got nine brothers and sisters.’ She smiled. ‘It must be nice to have such a big family.’ Pete grinned. ‘You are never without company. I liked it…suppose I should visit one of these days…see how my parents are doing.’ They ate for a while in companionable silence and she thought it rather nice to have someone — dare she say a friend to be. The underlying consideration was the fact that the ongoing operation was under competing leadership and both he and his people had to be sharp enough to avoid not only the constituted personnel of the long-range planned operation but the elements of the Whitehall security team as well. He had good cover being dormant for so long but some of the stringers might be weak points because their faces were recently involved in other flash points and less important projects. He made certain that there. His excitement was admittedly tempered by the concern that Heather might decide to back out at the last minute. He was elated when he saw Heather walking right alongside Melinda a short time later. Yet it was obvious to him that Heather was looking rather uneasy."You okay?" Jason asked."I'm just a little nervous," Heather said with a shaky grin. "I haven't done this for awhile."Melinda rolled her eyes. "Yeah, she's gone three whole days without." No, Melinda. I haven't done that with Brad. Not. I had to catch her in between the two places. The parking lot was to brightly lit to try so it would have to be on the way to the bar, she drove like a woman with no care for the speed limit cause she would just cry or flirt her way out of the ticket. I browed a friends Caprice Classic that we used to scare our friends with it looked like a cop car with working sirens, lights, and a speaker. I pulled behind her and turned the light on she was going 50 in a 35 so she knew that for the most.