” Charles said in annoyance.“I’ve had data teams analysing all his private communications out of Port Heracles. Did you know he was selling civi...lian flight paths and military patrol routes to the pirates?” he said, still shocked at the depths of the man’s betrayal.“No wonder the pirates were able to remain undetected for so long.” John said, shaking his head.“You must have a hell of a team to have sniffed out that base.” Charles said appreciatively.“The best I’ve ever served with!” John said. I think I spent10 minutes looking for that gel, before finding it in the medicinecabinet.With the gel applied, Rachel started to calm down, so I took her out ofher crib and just let her play on the floor for a bit. She found my oldhiking boots,with the laces removed, to be the coolest thing ever.After the second time I had to pull the shoes off her face, she lostinterest and went to play with her Cookie Monster doll. The bootsreturned to the closet, and as I put them away, a memory came. "Relax,you," Jerome said, still looking down at the smaller man. "We both knowwhy you're here, or at least you think you do." He laughed, and Sam'snerves fluttered further.They both took a drink, and Jerome continued. "You're looking for a man.A big, strong man like me. Aren't you?" Yes, Jerome." And you can show me off to your friends, and show them how handsome andopen minded you are. Right?" Well, I-i-i hadn-mmmmpph..."Jerome reached around Sam's neck, pulled him in close, and tongued. . !When was the last time my husband, Rob's father, had told me that I was beautiful or had asked me to dress in something sexy and take me out for a night on the town just for the hell of it? Rob had been right, damn it, that his father and I were married in name only, yet how could Rob conjure up the things he spoke to me of only minutes before is just incredible.My only son came out of the wide double doors of the restaurant and mumbled something about the valet bringing his car around in a.