BMW out of it and all I have to do is to keep my guts from boiling over and now and then let him suck my cock.”

“Be careful Joseph…I do not have to tell you that-–this man is a killer. I want you to carry a weapon. As a sergeant, you will be issued a side arm. I know you know how to use it. That weapon will be too big to carry off base,” the FBI agent said. “So as a little graduation gift, from me and the boys in the office, we decided to give you this .22 caliber pistol and issue you a permit to carry it. It is small enough to hide on your person. I want you to carry it and you better do some target practice with it. You can use the army firing range. I don’t want to have our best agent winding up as fish bait in the Atlantic.”

“Are you sure that’s necessary? I can take care of myself without having to carry a gun.”

“Better safe than sorry,” Barns said, and as he handed him a gift-wrapped box containing a gun and box of ammunition. ”What are you going to do for the rest of the weekend?”

“Bill, I am really worn out. I really think that after I call the house and let Fazzi and the family know about the test results and the arrangements I have made for them to attend my graduation, I’m just going to crash and get a good night's sleep. Maybe some of us will hit a local bar or the Enlisted Men’s club to celebrate a bit, but nothing big.”

“Ok, relax a bit and have some fun, you have earned it. I’ll head back to the office now. I have to make a full report on all of this. I think the director will be very pleased. He will also be glad to know that we were wasting our time and money trying to hook-up that other guy with Kassie. Just knowing all of the money we saved from being flushed down the toilet should make him very happy. Before you hit the bars, I suggest you take the .22 caliber down to the range and familiarize yourself with it.”

“Thanks Bill, both for your help and the gift,” Joseph said. “I wish I could invite you to the graduation, but with Fazzi and the family there…it might not be a good idea.”

“Thanks yourself, and I understand. I better get going. Have fun this weekend. Good bye.”

After Bill left, Joseph called the family and told them the good news, leaving out the parts about his promotion and the school appointment. Kassie told him she was very proud of him and that she had filled Mary in on all that was going on. She told him that Mary was walking on air. She could not believe it. After all these years, the both of them were going to be able to live their own lives. To do what they wanted–when they wanted–without having to answer to anyone but themselves. The two of them were just sad that Joseph had to pay so high a price for their happiness.

“Tell her that she should enjoy her liberty and find a good loving husband. That goes for you too, Kassie,” Joseph told her. “That would make all of this worthwhile.”

“I love you Yussef, habibi,” Kassie said.

“And Kassie–I love