You yell over to Santiago your pilot in Spanish. "Santi, how much longer?"His glazed bloodshot eyes look over at you. "Not so long now I think..."Jesu...s Christ! Santi was high as a kite, both literally and metaphorically. He had been the only pilot willing to take you to where you needed to go, to go this far into the middle of nowhere.You were heading deep into the Amazon rainforest. Far away from any hint of civilization. Technically there was supposed to be an old airfield out here somewhere. By the time she had retrieved them, John was standing next to her."I didn't know what to expect," Vicki said.John said, "I'll show you around." Let me put these cookies out for the kids before you do that," Vicki said.John smiled. He said, "It is their first day at a new school and you've brought cookies for them to eat when they get home. I think they'll appreciate that more than fruit juice and slices of fruit." I remembered you telling me about that," Vicki said.John asked, "Will you stay. "Chris continued smiling as he turned away and only let out a sigh ofrelief once he was far enough away. He felt dirty and disgusted withhimself for the way he'd been kissing up to Ron though he knew it wouldbe worth it."Oh yeah," Chris chuckled to himself, "this is really gonna be worthit..."--------------------Chris sat back in his chair, smirking slightly as he watched a group ofgirls whispering to each other and occasionally glancing over at Kyleand giggling. Chris couldn't help but. Anna had gained some weight over the last year and had purchased the dress on a whim without realizing just how fantastic it made her look. Her mid back hair was pulled into a low side pony tail and clipped in place. Her well-manicured index finger twisted a large curl around itself, her mind lost in thought. As she pulled into the parking lot, she gave herself the once over in the mirror. She was only wearing mascara and her usual plugs. She fidgeted with them a moment, ensuring they were.