’ ‘Let me go check, thanks for the information.’ ‘See you Saturday night,’ I heard him call out as I ran out into the parking lot. Looking a...round I didn’t see them anywhere, but just as I was about to unlock my car to head home, I remembered seeing them go into a nearby coffee shop, after there altercation with Mike. I figured I’d take a chance on finding them and headed to the shop. The place was interesting, made up to resemble a 1950s or so diner, complete with jute box panels at each booth,. They look up to you, do whatever you tell them to, and,’ she continued with ego-massaging, wide-eyed candour, ‘I know you’ve all been soldiers, real soldiers who’ve done some really brave things …’ Amy sighed and stared at me with those big eyes. I swear her chest heaved with emotion, an action which caused her tight boobs to swell in that clinging tee-shirt. ‘It was a job, Amy. We were trained well and behaved like professionals. We had good people supporting us,’ I added, downplaying all that. ”Tony looked a little upset and said, “ I gave you 3 chances to leave or ask me to leave didn’t I?”I said, “Yes, but I really don’t want to do this now.” Tony was getting more frustrated with me and said, “I really don’t give a fuck what you want. Get your ass over here” I replied, “I think it is time for me to go” As I stepped towards my clothes sitting on the sofa next to Tony, he grabbed my pants. He removed my keys and wallet and threw them on the floor. Tony said, “If you want to go then. "How's this?," I asked, showing her what I'd written: 'To my friend Brenda, the budding writer, Love, Sammy.'She thanked me and thanked me again when I took her home. "Don't tell mom about you know what," she said as I hugged her. I could only assume that she'd made up the part about Alice and me 'doing it, ' at least I hoped so.There were two telephone messages when I got home. I returned Gary's call first."Karen said she talked to you about our having dinner," he began."That's right, but we.