Haven City

"So what are we doing after the dirinks?" Jannelle asked

James smiled. "Whatever you wanna do."

"Cool" Jannelle smiled

James smiled at her heading out.

Ashleigh nodded and crossed her arms and smiled, "I'm aware you could flatten me, both of you could. I was hoping I could try and play bluff long enough for you both to give me a moment to speak. I was actually assuming you would call me a kid, tell me to go away and annoy someone else. So I wanted to assure you that while I might be a short woman with kid-like shape and form, I can do more than a kid can."

Then she grinned, "Ten minutes, a whole new record. The longest anyone has ever really had the kindness to even listen to me say hello. You don't want to know half of my story, you'll need therapy by the time you're finished listening to it all."

Jannelle chuckled at that. "Sweety, I'm a licesnesed psychiatrist. I get paid to listen and I doubt you've got anythign I haven't heard before."

James chuckled. "Let's just get out of here."

Jannelle nodded heading to her car

"Well, not now. You look peckish, if I may say so. Being able to listen forever usually comes after you've filled your hunger needs, otherwise you're stuck listening to someone, yawning and your tummy's rumbling. Can't imagine anything worst," Ashleigh shook her head, "Hmm...I saw those same men earlier, and they're still there, trying to work out who is better than the other. Still haven't been able to make them realise they're the same height, same age, and pretty much same everything else, but I'm not about to look. This your car? Damn, they pay well, might swap my university degree seeing as no one will give me an intern-ship."

"I have my own practice" Jannelle boasted "and I've published a few articles."

"Yeah, Jannelle is the shit." James said.

"Damn, almost talking as if she outdoes you in every way," Ashleigh raised an eyebrow.

James cocked his eyebrow. "Since when does giving respect where it's due constitute inferiority? I think Jannelle is great."

recap?

James is getting Jannelle out of the cell after speaking with his dad about getting the benefits for the families of the men in his old unit and getting reinstated in the Marines.

Narville was taken by MPs to the military prison on base.

Okay

Ashleigh shrugged, "Never met a bloke who can admit a woman has qualities. Then again, never met many blokes."

James shrugged. "I guess you've met alot of sexists then."

Ashleigh pondered, "Five... so that's hardly able to be called a census, is it? I don't think Keith is, but I don't know him well enough," she smiled and before she touched the car door, she went pale and looked all around. She hadn't ventured outside since she heard that Kristyan was still after her along with the story about her parents. But she turned and acted cheerfully, "I just remembered, there's something I have to do, so you two have fun."

"Right, well see ya around then." James said.

"You know what, stuff that job... if Keith needs it done, then he can delegate the job to himself. I'm on my lunch break," Ashleigh said hopping in.

Jannelle got in the car waiting on James and Ashleigh.


Keith was talkingo nthe phone with his parents in his office

James got in the driver's seat starting the car.

"Keith, is he the same one you've told me about James?" Jannelle asked

"Yeah, he's the only Keith I know." James said.