“Ashley?"“Christian?" Ashley replied.“Oh my God, Ashley Mendes. I haven’t seen your fine ass in years! What, college?" Christian said.“Yeah!... You work here?"“Yeah, my uncle is the boss here. He can be a bit of a hardass. They say nepotism. I say this: I’ve seen people get hired for less than me. Graduated with honors, spotless resume, and I had to still convince Uncle Marcus. But, you’re here for an interview, right?" Christian said.“Yeah.”Christian Woodson smiled and said, “You got this, Ash.. "Well, I was happy as a pig in, well you know, but I hid it well. "If you think it's a good idea and it'll work for you, then we'll give it a try."When I'd finished my breakfast, I grabbed my lunch pail, gave Gladys a quick kiss, and trotted out to my pickup. I was on top of the world, figuratively speaking. I sat behind the wheel on County 227, smiling to myself like nobody's business. Just one little stop on the way home and ... All of a sudden, I felt dumber than road-kill. Here I'd devised,. .. bigger than they had before. He reached out, andflipped on the light. The toilet was to his left beside the tub, themirror of the medicine cabinet to his right, and he walked forward, andturned.The face was... Damnit, the face was cute. Full pouting lips, wideexpressive green eyes hair almost pale white. He could see the baggy topof his uniform shirt, with the badge still attached. She leaned forward,face inches from the mirror. "Hello Joe-Bob."He recoiled in horror, then the body leaned. Let’s go do something fun.’ ‘Regina suggested going down to Playa del Carmen and taking a ferry across to Cozumel,’ Dan said. ‘She says it’s a short trip and the island is beautiful–nice beaches and good places to eat and drink.’ ‘That sounds fine to me,’ I said. ‘I enjoyed our first field trip a lot.’ Felicia and Vernon were all for going too, so Dan went off to the front desk to arrange for a ride to Playa del Carmen. He came back in a few minutes and said, ‘No problem. There’s a shuttle.