Her chilly reply really surprised me, "I expected you to flip out, that's why I've already talked with Tom and he promised to sell your ticket to some...body else." So you are going to the show without me rather than staying at home with me or caring to help me when I have this temporary economic problem? We've turned to a very nice couple, haven't we?" Tom says that you have still time until tomorrow to find the money, I'm sure you can fix it some way if you really want to come with me." Caroline. Her intellect had served her well in the Air Force, moving her quickly up the ranks to Captain. Her final posting had been as an Air Force General's staffer at the Pentagon.When she met Colonel Ansel and learned exactly what his black-ops project was doing, she knew that's what she was meant for. And Colonel Ansel thought she was perfect for the job.While the civilian scientists in the project believed she was just a 'personal assistant, ' her real job was to watch over the civilian. After myparents had gone to bed for the night we had raided the booze cabinetabove the fridge, and helped ourselves to some vodka to mix with orangejuice. With the vodka and a trip to the side of the house to use a bongwe were soon very lit. We were soon back inside and bored as hell.We ended up back in my room playing some cards. I'm not sure why butMike suggested that we play strip poker. I gave him a rash of shit forwanting to play strip poker with another guy but deep down I had. The field was two-thirds covered in deep snow with the other third still showing grass where it had been sheltered by one of the stands of pine. Donnie had expected to see the herd of sheep sheltering up against this wood, taking advantage of the available pasture, but all he could see was the gate at the far end of the field blowing open in the wind.Donnie scanned the ground for clues as to where the sheep might have gone but the fresh snow had drifted with the wind and that ensured that there.