"Congratulations," Zee said as she shook their hands. I could see the pain flash through her eyes, she had never married; her fiancé had been in the Diplomatic Security Service and had been killed in an automobile accident in Iraq. She'd taken it hard, Lee told me she had given up on love, thinking it wasn't for her. She'd thrown herself into her work instead.

"That's SO cool," Lee said as she hugged them both. "Nice catch," she said in each of their ears.

"Welcome to the party, ladies." Snake pointed around. "Do you two ride?"

"All the time," Lee said.

"You'll fit right in. Food is inside that door...