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The minivan that had been following us down the mountain along the divided four-lane highway had turned off the road about ten miles back. Before it did, the driver pulled up next to us in the left lane one last time. The woman in the passenger seat, who was looking more relaxed, and frankly, more attractive by the second, held up a sign of their own.
SEE U AT 6
was all it said. She gave us a nervous wave, biting her lower lip as she smiled, and then he slowed and pulled into the turn lane so he could make the left to head to their destination. Presumably their home.
"Do you think they'll really come?" I asked Tina.
"He's going to... I'm going to make sure of it. Whether she cums or not is up to you, James. Unless she wants me to help her... but I think that's probably a bit of a stretch."
"You know what I meant, Pussy. Do you think they're back at their house changing their minds right now?"
"Truthfully, I don't know. I hope not. He was cute, and she was hot."
"You got that good of a look at them bent over like you were?"
"Well, I can tell you that she's got killer legs. And she looked pretty good for having a couple of kids, even upside down."
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The Camaro seemed to drive itself the rest of the way to the hotel. Tina and I were passing the time talking about what had happened during the day. Not about the interviews, or what I had done with Carol, or what she and I had done on the mountain together. We didn't even talk any more about the stunned couple that we'd kind of, sort of, invited to meet us at the hotel. She wanted to share her day; what she'd done during the time we'd been apart.
She gave me a detailed synopsis of all the things she's seen and done. It turned out to be a pretty thorough overview of the area. Besides shopping, she talked about the main things one would look for. Schools, health care facilities, emergency services, restaurants, etc. She talked about all the things to do and places to go. I was amazed at how much actual recognizance that she was able to do from the time she dropped me off until when she picked me up.
I felt good about being able to give Ann some great information to help her know what it would be like to live in the area. Tina even said she'd gone out and taken some pictures of the plant I might be working at. She said it was still under construction, but it was a massive building. As I quickly looked at a couple photos she'd taken, I had to agree. It looked more like they were building a spaceship, like something out of
Star Wars
.
We pulled into the parking lot of the hotel a little after five, and I closed the top of the car while Tina grabbed the bags of stuff she'd bought. Taking her by the hand, we walked calmly into the lobby. Johnny was there, a huge smile on his face to greet us.
"How was your day, Mr. Thomas?"
"Fine thanks. Is Tammy in today?" I asked.
"Yes Sir. She's at the front desk, looking as radiant as ever, Sir."
"Did you have anything to do with that?" Tina asked.
"Yes Miss Roberts. I had the privilege of dining with her a little while ago. I owed her after yesterday."
"Did you eat
with her
... or did you eat her?" she asked. His grin answered for him, and she asked, "So. How was it?"
"Everything I've dreamed it would be. Is there anything I can do for the two of you? Anything at all?" he said, bouncing up and down, eager to please us as well.
I smiled. "Not right now, Johnny. But I'll be sure to let you know if we do."
"Very well, Sir."
"That's one happy puppy," she said when we walked away, commenting on how he was acting.
"Yeah, and apparently he's been busy lapping," I said with a laugh.
I walked through the lobby with her on my arm. With me in my suit, and her in her dress, I felt like royalty walking across the marble floor. Tammy saw us, and she had a sheepish grin on her face as we approached the front desk.
"Good Afternoon, Agent Nichols. Do I have any messages?"
"No, Mr. Bond. How did things go today?"
"Great, I think. I feel pretty good about it."
"That's fantastic. So the mission may end up being a success?"
"It has been so far," Tina said, staring at Tammy intensely. She had a fresh young man-made blemish, which was totally out of character. Tina became agitated, and snapped. "Agent Nichols, is that a hickey on your neck?!"
"Yes," she said, crooking her neck to try and hide it after the fact.
"How can you compromise yourself like that? You could have jeopardized the entire mission. What happened?"
"Johnny got carried away. I'm sorry Pussy."
"That's Agent, or Miss Galore. And as the senior Agent on site, I have no choice but to report you to headquarters."
Tammy was shocked at first, but she finally caught that Tina's anger was all part of the game we were still playing. Going with the flow, she said, "Please don't Miss Galore. I can't afford to be reassigned again."
I laughed a little at her made up reaction.
"What am I supposed to do? I have a protocol to follow."
"Please. I'm begging you. I'll end up in Alaska this time. I'll do anything."