Stan's eyes met the menacing man standing beside Pam. His huge frame contrasted spookingly to Pam’s small frame.

He parted his lips and swallowed the words he was about to utter. The warning look on Thomas’ face left him speechless. He recovered quickly, cleared his throat and grunted a goodbye to Pamela and Ashley as they left.

Once both women were out of sight, Stan stood at attention, feet closed, chest out and hand lifted up to his head in salute. “Sir!”

Joe watched horrified. ...