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　I　said　to　her；　〃You　missed　your　exit。〃
　〃Better　than　missing　my　chance。〃
　〃You　lied　to　me。〃
　〃Well　。。。　yes。　But　what　would　you　have　said　if　I　told　you　I　was　still　living　with　him；　but　that　I　was　seriously　thinking　about　ending　it？〃
　〃I'd　have　told　you　to　call　me　when　you　got　your　act　together。〃
　〃See？　You're　too　passive。〃
　〃I　don't　take　other　people's　wives。〃
　A　big　semi　rolled　by；　and　I　couldn't　hear　what　she　said。　〃What？〃
　〃You　did　the　same　thing　in　Brussels！〃
　〃Never　heard　of　the　place。〃
　〃Capital　of　Belgium。〃
　〃What　about　Panama？〃
　〃I　told　Kiefer　to　tell　you　that　to　get　you　to　do　something。〃
　〃You　lied　again。〃
　〃Right。　Why　do　I　bother？〃
　A　state　trooper　pulled　over　and　got　out　of　his　car。　He　touched　his　hat　to　Cynthia　and　asked；　〃Everything　okay；　ma'am？〃
　〃No。　This　man　is　an　idiot。〃
　He　looked　at　me。　〃What's　your　problem；　fella？〃
　〃She's　following　me。〃
　He　looked　back　at　Cynthia。
　Cynthia　said　to　him；　〃What　do　you　think　of　a　man　who　spends　three　days　with　a　woman　and　doesn't　even　say　goodbye？〃
　〃Well　。。。　that's　mighty　low　。。。〃
　〃I　never　touched　her。　We　only　shared　a　bathroom。〃
　〃Oh　。。。　well　。。。〃
　〃He　invited　me　to　his　house　in　Virginia　for　the　weekend　and　never　bothered　to　give　me　his　phone　number　or　address。〃
　The　state　trooper　looked　at　me。　〃That　true？〃
　I　said　to　him；　〃I　just　found　out　she's　still　married。〃
　The　trooper　nodded。　〃Don't　need　that　kind　of　trouble。〃
　Cynthia　asked　him；　〃Don't　you　think　a　man　should　fight　for　what　he　wants？〃
　〃Sure　do。〃
　I　said；　〃So　does　her　husband。　He　tried　to　kill　me。〃
　〃Gotta　watch　that。〃
　〃I'm　not　afraid　of　him；〃　Cynthia　said。　〃I'm　going　to　Benning　to　tell　him　it's　over。〃
　The　trooper　said　to　her；　〃You　be　careful；　now。〃
　〃Make　him　give　me　his　phone　number。〃
　〃Well　。。。　I　don't　。。。〃　He　turned　to　me。　〃Why　don't　you　just　give　her　your　phone　number　and　we　can　all　get　out　of　the　sun；　here。〃
　〃Oh；　all　right。　Do　you　have　a　pencil？〃
　He　took　a　pad　and　pencil　out　of　his　pocket；　and　I　told　him　my　phone　number　and　address。　He　ripped　off　the　page　and　handed　it　to　Cynthia。　〃There　you　are；　ma'am。　Now；　let's　everybody　get　in　their　cars　and　go　off　to　where　they　got　to　be。　Okay？〃
　I　walked　back　to　my　Blazer；　and　Cynthia　went　to　her　Mustang。　She　called　out　to　me；　〃Saturday。〃
　I　waved；　got　into　my　Blazer；　and　headed　north。　I　watched　her　in　my　rearview　mirror　making　an　illegal　U…turn　across　the　center　divide；　then　heading　for　the　exit　that　would　take　her　to　Fort　Benning。
　Passive？　Paul　Brenner；　the　tiger　of　Falls　Church；　passive？　I　crossed　into　the　outside　lane；　cut　the　wheel　hard　left；　and　drove　across　the　center　divide　through　a　line　of　bushes；　then　spun　the　Blazer　around　into　the　southbound　lanes。　〃We'll　see　who's　passive。〃
　I　caught　up　with　her　on　the　highway　to　Fort　Benning　and　stayed　with　her　all　the　way。



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