" He smiled as the men cheered and then headed out. He stopped Gabe. "I'm riding with you." Are you sure, Tony, I mean, you haven't been out from behi...nd that desk in a while." Gabe ducked the hand that reached out to slap him."I was carrying a gun when you were still sucking on your momma's tit." The captain slipped his off duty weapon out of its holster and then pushed it back in, snapping it securely."I'll take bad movie lines for two hundred dollars, Alex." He grinned at his boss."Just shut. He sat down next to her.“Daughter, why are you upset?”Tears streamed down her face. “Because you deceived us and thrust us into harm’s way.”“I’m sorry, Ari. But you had to believe it was real.”“Why?” she demanded.“Because we live in a dangerous world. I needed to see how you and your sister would respond when the stakes are high. When you’ve suffered loss.”“Did you know what monsters waited for us in the forest?”Rodan nodded. “Of course, I did. But I made sure the imp would not lead you to any. To the best of my knowledge, no ships have sunk since Joseph claimed his throne. He has asked every sailor or soldier that visits a new port to pass word along to those that might visit our shores for the first time. Do you see how the hills rise upward from the shoreline?”Nadia narrowed her eyes, searching the dim outline for prominent features. Finally, she nodded her agreement.“Some say that the rises and crests continue beneath the water’s surface,” the sergeant continued. “If you are awake. "Not as much as I love you, Amy."We fell back to sleep.Around noon, we woke up for the day. I think I'm sleeping better now that I have a lover in bed with me. We took a shower together, including some serious making out and packed our bags for our rehearsal.We left for some errands, going grocery shopping for us, getting something besides pear slices for the play, hunting through a couple of Antique Shoppes for old fashioned can openers. We went to a Rite-Aid; Amy needed to get a new batch of.