‘So what do you drive?’ ‘A little blue Hyundai. Don’t worry I’ll recognize you,’ ‘Fair enough,’ Peter said. ‘Good morning,’ Peter ...said to the still plain looking Iva. ‘Thanks for offering me the ride. I haven’t had time to arrange transportation yet. I’m really not into mass transit.’ ‘After three years in D.C. I would have thought you would be,’ she said. ‘I had a department car. I was always on duty,’ he said. ‘Kind of like a real cop,’ Iva said. ‘Yeah like that,’ he confirmed. ‘You were some. We’d been cleared by Medical, so... “Malcolm? Drop the Q flag ... hoist the Guam courtesy flag.”“And we’re outta here.”Leaving Apra we made a starboard turn and headed for Hagåtña and the boat basin. The entry is straight forward unless there’s a north wind ... then it’s tricky. The wind was westerly and we were motoring. Starboard turn past the jetty and motor past the Statue of Liberty. We anchored outside the basin and took the dinghy to shore.First things first ... we eat. Barbecue! Smoky. " I nodded. "Until I come back." "I might have moved on, but if I haven't then definitely, and if you meet someone you better remember what I taught you," April smiled. April walked me out of the store and to my car. I waved at her as I left. As I drove away part of me knew that I would never see her again. ****************"Damn, you lucky son of a bitch," Karl said as I told him everything that happened. "My first time was in the back of a car behind a motel because I couldn't afford a room.". . err... helping me... you know."Mom looked away from me and got on with sorting out the groceries and her other bags. "I'm going to make myself something to eat," she said, all serious again. "Do you want anything?" "No," I replied. "I ordered pizza while you were out." Well, go and do something for a while and I'll give you a call when I'm ready for our little chat I mentioned we'd have." Ok, mom," I said a little nervously, and went off to my room.I decided to read a book to take my mind off.
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