" Why would you feel cheap?" I shouldn't be trying to, you know, trying to impress some guy." Brendasaid, with embarrassment in her voice."Why shouldn...'t you, you're a very pretty young woman and that's whatyoung women do, impress young men." But he already has a girl friend." Did you ask him out?" Good heavens no." Did you throw yourself at his feet?" Of course not." Then why do you feel you did something wrong?" I wanted him to like me and think I was pretty." And do you think he thought you. Well, it has happened, you have started to see the financialrewards and there can be much more. Please get Hal over there." Danielletold a few more intimate details about Suzy and Dan's married life andinsisted that Dan had not been indiscrete and that Hal would make it allplain.Suzy maintained a very skeptical demeanor but had to make someobservations. "Listen hear girl. OK, so you want me to believe that Halwill explain what I want to hear and that I will be convinced that you werehear for. Snyder. I heardabout Talamo too much, You did it right and with some humor. Nothingwill be said of this unless anyone wants to do guard duty on the moon. "Snyder said after the General left, "Swenson and Henderson picked up thefood and drink in my truck. I pulled a version of the Yucca Woman. WhenI booked the room, I used Talamo's ID. I paid cash and the clerk didn'tsay a thing. Doc knocked out and drove Talamo in Talamo's car to thehotel. In the hotel Doc and me washed, shaved, and dressed. "Have I?"It was her turn to laugh. "Not yet, but it could happen. There was a pause. "Jones, I'm going to meet your wife in the morning. She is scheduled to come in about nine. I'm worried about it." Don't be. You think I'm nice, wait until you meet her. She is wonderful." There was a silence. "Chazzy?" I'm here. You still love your wife don't you?" Of course I do, but really, our relationship is over. We are both okay with that and are the best of friends. If you get a chance to talk to her.