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<br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-55101706011395453162013-11-20T22:02:00.000+01:002013-11-20T22:02:03.049+01:00New Due South story, namelessIf anyone reads this story and have a name for it I'd be happy to reconsider it!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Ooops" –
Chapter 01</span></div>
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<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>May 2000
in Ottawa</b></span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Pregnant?!”
Meg Thatcher said to her doctor.</span></div>
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</div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes
Margret, you're about four weeks along. Have you told Peter about
your suspicions?” the family physician asked.</span></div>
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</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Peter was
Meg's husband, well after this afternoon ex-husband. They had been
separated the last two months all since they got the house sold and
for a long time before that they hadn't even shared a bedroom. He had
never really accepted her career with the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, not even when she got a 'desk-job' as Inspector. Meg had
climbed the promotion ladder fast, she was only 32 years old.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">No, I
haven't” she answered the doctor, surprised that he didn't know
Peter and her was divorcing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Meg had just
two weeks earlier accepted a position in Chicago at the Canadian
Consulate. this was going to be her baby and hers alone. She made a
mental note to contact a doctor as soon as she came to Chicago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The doctor
handed her a pamphlet “Here is a list of a few things you should
think about and please make an appointment with an obstetrician as
soon as possible”</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you
doctor” Meg said and got up from the seat. Without really thinking
about it she put a hand on her stomach.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Peter will
be thrilled” the doctor said but Meg didn't respond to it.</span></div>
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<div lang="en-US">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Meg went to her favorite lunch place for
a quick salad before she had to be at the lawyer's office at one to
sign the divorce papers. She didn't hate Peter and none of them had
been cheating it just didn't work anymore. They had even argued less
when they divided the things in the house than they had when they
bought the same things. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Meg
had the whole day off and wasn't too keen on going home which was to
her parent's place, although she just had accepted the Chicago job it
had been up for a while so she had never bothered finding a new
apartment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Do
you have time for a coffee" Meg asked Peter as they stepped
outside the office.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Sure.
I actually got the rest of the day off" he said.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">They
walked across the street and then down town before they stepped into
a small cozy café that they had met up at many times when they
worked long days. They sat down and was quickly handed menus.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Meg
looked at Peter as they waited.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"You
want to tell me something" he said and smiled at how well he
knew her.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Yes"
Meg took a deep breath.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Have
you met someone?" Peter asked.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Oh
God no" Meg exclaimed "Not in that meaning and what use
would that be since I'm off to Chicago in two weeks" she felt
nervous and was rescued by their orders being served. She sipped her
coffee.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"I
wouldn't blame you if you had, you shouldn't have to be alone"
Peter said.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"I'm
not alone and to be honest, with this move it's nice not to be
involved with someone. Meg admitted.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"But
there were still something you wanted to tell me" Peter said and
took a bite of his sandwich, he hadn't had time for lunch today.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Yes
and I'm telling it to you so you shouldn't hear it from someone else
later on" Meg said and took another deep breath "I'm
pregnant Peter" she waited for his reaction but he was stunned
"You know it's not yours. I'm not proud of it but I had had a
little too much at the jubilee and one thing lead to another"</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Still
shocked Peter looked at her "Didn't you think of protecting
yourself?" he didn't know why he felt angry and jealous as they
hadn't even discussed starting a family.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Of
course I did but it's not fool proof you know" Meg was a bit
angry with him for thinking that of her.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"I'm
sorry Meg. I didn't mean it. So do you know the father? Is he one of
your classmates from the academy?" Peter asked.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Meg
blushed and felt ashamed "We didn't talk much and you've been
with me a few times. We all look the same in the red serges"</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Peter
laughed "Yeah you do. Do you remember that long haired guy who
hadn't tied up his hair five years ago and I thought it was you?"</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Yes
I do and my colleagues did too for a long time" Meg admitted
with a smile.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Peter
turned a bit more serious "Will you be OK on your own. I mean we
both know it doesn't work with us together but I'm here for you if
you need me" he offered.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Thank
you Peter I will remember that if I need anything" Meg said.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Seriously
Meg you don't know who he is. Have you tried looking at photos from
the evening?" Peter asked.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Yes
I have" Meg answered "I do firmly believe that I would know
him if I saw him in person, but I can't really ask for a line-up, can
I?" Meg shook her head. There had been hundreds of Mounties all
dressed in red serges at the 90's jubilee of the RCMP.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"I
guess you can't" Peter agreed. He looked at his wrist watch
"Wow, it's already five. I guess I should get home. I've got a
few work things I need to do on the computer" he said.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"I
should get going too. In still need a few things sorted before I can
send my boxes down to Chicago" Meg took out her wallet.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Let
me pay" Peter said and looked at her. Meg put the wallet back,
they had never argued about money and why would they start now. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Peter
returned from the counter and helped Meg with her coat "Can you
promise me you'll tell your parents about the baby tonight" he
knew the relationship between them and Meg hadn't been the best
always. Much due to Meg's mother not accepting that Meg wanted a
career in the RCMP.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Yes
I will" Meg said.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"And
please call me before you leave or when you have arrived in Chicago.
I still care about you as a friend" Peter bent his head to kiss
her cheek.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Meg
couldn't help the tears threatening in her eyes. Quickly she dried
the away with the back of her hand.</span></div>
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</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Chicago
May 2000</b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Benton
Fraser had served at the Canadian Consulate for the last six years.
All since he ended up there on the trail of his father's murderer. It
had turned out to be a highly ranked officer and friend of his
father's and it wasn't taken lightly that Benton turned him in. As a
punishment they had placed him on the Canadian Consulate in Chicago. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Benton
had served well and at a large number of occasions helped the
detectives at the 27th precinct solving cases. So well in fact that
when he was at the jubilee last month he had finally gotten promoted
to Sergeant. </span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">He
thought back to his trip home. He had two weeks off and after the big
celebrations in Ottawa he had gone to his cabin in the Northwest
territories. It was all he had left of his family. His mother had
died when he was just six years old so he had grown up with his
paternal grandparents. His father the legendary Robert Fraser had
been more devoted to the RCMP than his family, something that annoyed
Benton more these days as he tended to pop up out of nowhere with
good advices.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">When
Benton came back to Chicago he had been met at the airport by
Francesca Vecchio, younger sister of his detective friend Ray,
civilian aid the 27th precinct and in her own mind the future Mrs
Benton Fraser. Ben had tried his best not to lead her on. She had
been particular clingy just before he went to Canada. He couldn't
help he was brought up well and that made a big impression on the
American ladies he had noticed. </span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">He
wasn't really interested in any relationship. The one he had had with
Victoria Metcalf three years ago had left him shot in the back by his
best friend when she ran away on the train. He hadn't heard from her
at all since. </span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Due
to Francesca being more clingy lately Ben had stayed away from the
27<sup>th</sup> precinct, but he started missing talking to the guys.
The Inspector, Mr Adler, wasn't a man that socialist very much and
the junior Mountie Turnbull, well he was a special kind of guy,
always eager to serve and he always cooked or baked something in the
kitchen of the Consulate. Ben had to get out. He put his hat on and
told Diefenbaker his half wolf, half dog that they were going out. As
so many times lately he had to tell him twice, Ben could swear he had
gotten more deaf with age, or he just was becoming too comfortable
inside.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
walked into the bull pen and was happy to see Francesca not being at
her desk. He walked towards the double desk that Ray Vecchio and Stan
Kowalski shared, but they weren't there so he knocked on Lt. Welshes
door.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Enter”
he heard from inside and when Ben came in he saw Ray and Stan
standing in the middle of the room.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Hello
everyone” Ben said.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Hi
Benny” Ray said “Long time no see, how was Canada. The cabin
still there?” Ray had helped him rebuild it after a fire that Ben
suspected a guy that knew Victoria had set. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes
it's still there and it was nice to get away” Ben said.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Sorry
about Frannie, I couldn't stop her from going to the airport, but now
she's in Florida with our mother and sister” Ray went on.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Detectives,
can we go on with the case?” Lt Welsh asked.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
“<span style="font-size: medium;">Sure”
Stan answered. He and Ray hadn't gotten off to the best of terms, but
it wasn't surprising as Stan had had to play Ray for two years when
Ray went undercover to bust the Mafia</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"Do
you want me to leave lieutenant?" Ben asked.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">"No
you can stay" Welsh said and nodded towards Ray and Stan "These
two usually involves you anyway"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"That
is true Lt Welsh" Ben said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
lieutenant smile a crocked smile, he liked the official way he was
addressed by the Canadian not like his own staff that often left out
his ranking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"So
do you have time to come with us or shall we drop you off at the
Consulate?" Ray asked as they stepped out of the Lieutenant's
office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
looked at his father's old standard RCMP wrist watch "I think I
better get back. We'll get a new Inspector in a few days and Turnbull
goes to pieces when I'm not there" he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"How
about some pizza and hockey at my place tonight then?" Stan
asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Sounds
like a plan. I'll bring the pizzas around seven?" Ben asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Great"
both Stan and Ray said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As
Ben and Diefenbaker entered the Consulate the phone was ringing but
no Turnbull in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">sight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Canadian
Consulate Sergeant Benton Fraser speaking how may I help you"
Ben said with the same ease as everything else although it was a
mouthful. Ben listened to the caller before he put him thru to the
Inspector.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Turnbull?"
Ben called and walked down the hallway towards the kitchen where he
usually found him cooking or baking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"I'm
here Sergeant Fraser" Turnbull called from upstairs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"What
are doing up there" Ben asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Cleaning,
have you forgotten about the new Inspector?" Turnbull asked
slightly stressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"No,
of course I haven't, but do you think he will be bothered about the
upstairs first thing?" as everyone else Ben assumed it was a
male Inspector coming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Oh
you haven't heard yet, they new Inspector shall live at the Consulate
until she finds an apartment" Turnbull said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Not
much shocked Ben but he wasn't prepared for this "Is it a woman
Inspector?" Ben asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Sergeant
Fraser are you feeling alright. You haven't been yourself since you
came back" Turnbull came down the stairs.</span></div>
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<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 0.55cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">It
was true Ben had been preoccupied, thinking about the woman he had
slept with after the big gala-evening of the jubilee. They hadn't
spoken very much and when he woke up the next morning he had been
alone in his hotel-bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"I'm
sorry Turnbull, I didn't mean to worry you. I'm alright and I will at
once go read all my correspondences both letters and e-mails. Then I
will help you get this place in top shape we can't let the new
Inspector think we're sloppy" Ben said although sloppy wasn't
the least the Canadian officers were but you could always polish
things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Satisfied
with the answer Turnbull returned back upstairs. He made a mental
note to order fresh flowers for the morning Inspector Thatcher was
arriving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
went thru his mails and letters quickly and efficiently. He read the
information about Margaret Thatcher that had been attached as a file
in the e-mail from Ottawa. Although the photo was loading slowly so
he skipped waiting for it and turned the computer off to go help
Turnbull. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After
a few hours in the junior officer's company Ben was more than ready
to get over to Stan's place for some pizza and hockey. He dressed in
jeans and a red plaided shirt, as always he had this stetson on when
he stepped out, he felt naked without it. Since both Inspector Adler
and Turnbull had left for the day Ben put the alarm on and locked the
door behind him and Diefenbaker. </span>
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<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own the characters from Due South, but
I've written the story and therefore feel I own that. I also want to
say I don't know about how the Academy for RCMP or something alike
works so I've made it up a nice way to fit my story.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-71058266331923390082013-11-20T21:50:00.000+01:002013-11-20T21:51:15.331+01:00Due South - Assignment Europe 14<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Chapter
14 – Wrapping it up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A
couple of days after the Queen's banquette at the Danish Consulate
Ben and Stine welcomed their baby daughter to the world. Ben sat in a
chair with the baby in his arms when Stine woke up from her nap. The
experience had been exhausting but the reward had been worth it all. </span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">There
was a quiet knock on the door before a nurse looked inside. “Is
everything alright” she asked.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes
it is” Stine answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
nurse walked over to Ben and picked the baby up “Have you tried
nursing yet?” Stine shook her head and started to sit up, she felt
nervous. “It will be just fine” the nurse smiled at her and
handed her the baby. She showed her a few tips and in no time the
baby was nursing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stine
looked down at the baby in her arms and got tears in her eyes. It was
all so emotional.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
got up to sit on the edge of the bed. It had been a long night, their
baby had been born at 4 am and the only one who knew they had went to
the hospital was Maggie and that was only because she had been over
for dinner the evening before. Ben put his hand on the baby's head.
“She's so tiny” he said softly.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes
she is” Stine agreed. She looked up at Ben “You know what?” she
asked.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
shook his head “No, what?” he said.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">I'd
like to name her after my great grandmother Märta” she said the
name in Danish.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Märta”
Ben tried the name, he wasn't too used to the strange sounds of the
Danish language.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">We
could make it more international 'Martha' maybe” Stine suggested.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Would
you like that?” Ben looked at the baby “Martha” the baby didn't
pay any attention to her parents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stine
put her free hand on Ben's unshaved cheek and made him look at her
“I'd also like for her to have your mother's name” she said
“Martha Caroline” they had discussed a few names both for a girl
and a boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
bent forward and kissed her wife “Martha Caroline will be just
fine” he said with a smile. He got up and moved to the other side
of the bed so he could sit and put his arm around Stine's shoulders.
He rested his head on her shoulder and fell asleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
the afternoon the room was filled with flowers, presents, balloons
and guests. They had all come and gone, Meg and Ray, Maggie who had
stayed the longest, Stan of course too and even Turnbull and Lt.
Welsh had showed up. Most of the Vecchio's had been by too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">~
~ ~ ~ ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
and Stine decided to stay in Chicago and not go back to Denmark to
work. About two years later the day after Ray and Meg's twins had
their two year's birthday Ben and Stine welcomed their son Paul
Robert to the world. Martha was a proud big sister and told everyone
she met that she had a baby brother and how big he had been at the
birth, both length and weight. She was just as informative as her
father. She also looked very much forward to being a flower girl at
her Aunt Maggie's wedding to her uncle Stan. Aunt Maggie had laughed
when Martha had asked if Diefenbaker too could be a flower girl.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">~The
End~</span></b></div>
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<b><br /></b>
</div>
<b>
</b>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-49674898118005987032013-11-20T21:47:00.000+01:002013-11-20T21:47:00.860+01:00Due South - Assignment Europe 13
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Chapter
13 – The Queen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stine
didn't know what to put on for the Queen's banquette, this was the
first time she wished she wasn't pregnant. She didn't feel like
shopping for something that she would wear just this once. The dress
she had had at the wedding could have been OK if her breasts hadn't
grown as the rest of the dress was loosely fitted she thought. She
had all day to do nothing and anything so she took the dress, called
a taxi and went to the wedding store to see if they could help her
get it fitted. Of course Ben was going to have his dress uniform on,
it hung all pressed and with shiny attributes all ready. For once she
had gotten a well mannered taxi driver and he helped her out “Do
you want me to wait Mrs Fraser” she looked astonished at the driver
and saw that it was one of the guys who lived in their old apartment
building “No thank you Mr Tanner” she smiled at him “Maybe I
can leave you my card and you can call me directly when you need
picking up” he suggested “That would be nice Mr Tanner” she
nodded and put the card in the purse as she took her wallet out to
pay him “Thank you kindly for the service” she said, she had
taken for habit to say 'Thank you kindly' just like Ben did, probably
since he did it all the time. Mr Tanner walked her to the store and
held the door for her “Looking forward to hearing from you soon Mrs
Fraser” he said and went back to his taxi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A
young woman came up to Stine “May I help you?” she asked politely
“Yes you may, I've got this dress and I thought maybe you'd be able
to to help me alter it a bit” she showed the garment bag that had
the store's logo on it “Oh, I will go get Mrs Swanson our
seamstress” she walked away and soon Mrs Swanson appeared from the
back room “Well hello” she said with a familiar smile “What can
I help you with?” she asked and Stine told her about the banquette
and that she had tried the dress on at home since she didn't feel she
had anything that suited her but it didn't fit as well as it had a
few months earlier. “Well, why don't you put it on” Mrs Swanson
showed Stine to the fitting room “And let me know when you have it
on and I'll see what I can do”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">45
minutes later Stine called Mr Tanner to take her over to the Canadian
Consulate, she wanted to see if Ben had time to go for lunch with
her. The dress would be ready for pick up on Friday. When the cab
stopped outside the Consulate she was that it was Turnbull on guard,
she smiled and said hello to him. Carefully she climbed the stairs
and opened the heavy door to the Consulate. “Hi Maggie” she
greeted her sister-in-law that sat at the front desk “Hi Stine”
the woman Mountie smiled “Ben's busy at the moment” she said “Can
I get you something to drink while you wait” Maggie offered “A
glass of water would be nice, and maybe if you can tell me if I can
take Ben out for lunch?” Maggie looked down in the day planner “I
think you can, unless he's put anything down in his own planner that
I don't know about” Maggie left for the kitchen and came back with
a glass of water. The spring weather was getting hotter by the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">When
Maggie saw that the line her brother talked on got free she called
him on the intercom “You've got a visitor temp. Inspector Fraser”
she said with formality, she loved teasing her brother and knew how
he got up, straightened out his back and put the official posture on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
had slowly gotten used to his new assignments and from time to time
he had unannounced visitors like today, he cursed under his breath as
he had planned on calling home to see so everything was OK. He was
still flipping thru some papers when he came out of the office “Could
you go thru these and then file them constable Fraser” he said to
his sister without looking up “Sure thing Ben” she said and he at
once looked up with a scolding look, then he saw how Maggie burst
into laughter and looked over to see Stine sit and wait for him. She
slowly started to stand up and in two quick steps he was by her side
to help her “Thank you” she smiled and kissed his cheek. “What
brings you by here?” Ben asked her “I just thought I'd see if you
were free for lunch” Stine answered “Yes I am, but you could have
called and I'd come home instead” It hadn't been a week yet and
Stine was already bored of being at home. “Actually I was out
getting a dressed altered for Saturday” Stine said and Maggie
looked up “Anything happening on Saturday?” she asked “We're
invited to the Queen's banquette over at the Danish Consulate”
Stine answered “Oh, that's nice, our Queen seldom travels” Maggie
informed. Stine looked up at Ben “So, shall we go have lunch or
shall I go home again?” she asked “Oh, lunch?” he said
absentminded “Sure, we'll have lunch. Let me just get my hat” Ben
said and returned to his office to collect his Stetson, as he passed
the reception desk on his way out Maggie handed him a cellphone “And
this temp. Inspector Fraser” she said “You know you have to be
available” Fraser rolled his eyes as response and put the phone
into a pocket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">They
chose a restaurant near by, Diefenbaker who always accompanied Ben to
work had had to stay with Maggie, but he was pretty satisfied with
that as he knew she always had a treat for him in the desk drawer. As
it was a lovely spring day they sat outside and ate a lovely lunch
“It feels luxury on a common Tuesday to sit like this” Stine said
after finishing her meal “It sure does” Ben agreed and went on
“We should do this more often, I mean now with my temporary work I
don't stand guard unless Margret is in” Stine looked up at him “How
is she doing, will she be back soon?” she asked “I don't know”
Ben answered “She called in yesterday, you know her she can't let
go of work, and she said that she'd be on sick leave for at least
another week, but her first trimester should soon be over and
hopefully she said she'd feel better then” Stine lent forward and
put her hand on Ben's “I certainly hope so, I want you around when
it's time for this one to be born” she put her other hand on her
stomach. “I wouldn't miss it for the world” Ben said looking her
lovingly in the eyes. Ben paid for the meal and they slowly walked
back to the Consulate. Stine called Mr Tanner again and he came to
take her home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Friday
morning Stine went to the hairdresser to get her hair cut and then to
pick her dress up. By the time Ben got home from work she had dinner
ready and after that they made it an early night, it would be a long
day the next day as the banquette wasn't until the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stine
was quiet happy to just be a guest when she arrived at the Consulate,
of course the security had been put up a few notches for the Queen's
visit and the whole place was buzzing with excitement. Many of the
staff hadn't met the Queen in real life. A few minutes before the
Queen was to arrive everyone was told to line up so the Queen could
greet them as she passed. Everyone was presented by name to the
Queen, when it came to Ben and Stine's turn the Queen stopped a
little extra “Benton Fraser?” she said before they were presented
“I do remember you from when you were in Denmark” she said “Did
you enjoy your time there?” she asked “Yes, Your Majesty, very
much and I'm looking forward to going back soon” he said politely.
Stine didn't know what to feel, she was standing to the right of Ben
and had been 'overlooked' by the Queen “You are welcome anytime”
the Queen said to Ben before someone whispered in her ear that she
hadn't been introduced to Stine Fraser “That was an unusual
combination of names” she shook Stine's hand “Yes Your Majesty”
Stine said at the same time as she knelt for the Queen, she had been
practicing all day, a lot of things weren't so easy these days. “I'm
married to sergeant Fraser” Stine smiled at her husband. The Queen
smiled at the pair “No wonder you did enjoy your time in Denmark”
she said and was on her way to the next person in line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stine
was happy when the line up was over and she could sit for a few
minutes before they were told to take their seats in the dining hall.
Before dinner was over Ben and Stine got a note that the Queen would
very much like to meet the pair after dinner. Stine got very nervous.
They got showed into a smaller room of the Consulate and while they
waited Stine sat down on the edge of a chair as it was easier to get
up. The door opened and the Queen came into the room and Stine
started to get up “Please Mrs Fraser, stay seated, it can't be far
now” the Queen said “Thank you Your Majesty” Stine smiled and
the Queen too sat down, Ben was standing behind the chair Stine was
sitting on “Please sergeant Fraser, do sit down too” he was too
tall to look up on when she was seated the Queen thought. “I guess
you both wonder why I wanted to meet you two” the Queen started
“This is the reason, I would very much like for the two of you to
come back to work in Denmark” she looked over at Ben “You did a
great job for both the Canadian Consulate and Danish people when you
were in Copenhagen sergeant” “Thank you Your Majesty” Ben said
“I did enjoy working there” he took Stine's hand “I know Stine
misses her home country from time to time and I believe it would be
nice to come work in Denmark again, but now it's really the right
time” The Queen laughed “Oh, I didn't mean right now, I've looked
into your situation a bit and I know you're also working as a
temporary Inspector at your own Consulate” she paused “And then
there's your baby” she smiled softly at the young couple and
thought of all her grandchildren at home, both her boys had blessed
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looked at Ben “It would be lovely to go back to Denmark, but home
for me is where you are” Ben took her hand “I feel the same way”
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">That's
all I want, for you to think about it. I will have someone from the
cabinet send you an e-mail with details and then you can think it
over” the Queen said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-69712485274655790782013-08-17T10:12:00.001+02:002013-08-17T10:13:59.396+02:00Här kan man se några av många barn som tagit emot en hjärtkatt antingen i Göteborg eller i Lund där de delas ut.<br />
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Detta är de hjärtekatter jag virkat, i den bakersta raden "mina egna" och de som ligger ner är de jag varit med och stödvirkat.<br />
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Och här är lite syskondjur som jag skickade med, hjärtanen på dessa syns inte men finns på alla och de har inte de förbaskade stygnen i sig som hjärtekatterna har, för att symbolisera att syskonen inte blivit hjärtopererade. <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
came home after a long day at the Consulate and found Stine sleeping
on the sofa. It was pretty common these days, there were only a month
left before their baby would arrive. He stood by the side and just
looked at her “She's radiant” he heard from behind and turned to
see his father “Yes she is” he agreed “You've done good for
yourself Benton” his father said and continued “I actually
thought for a bit that I'd never get grandchildren, I mean you and
the Inspector just walked around each other” Ben turned back to
look at his father again “Dad, can you skip that old talk, besides
Margret is married to Ray now” he told for 'the millionth time'. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
New Year's wedding had been fairly small, Margret's parents had come
down for just the weekend, they didn't like to leave home very much,
all the friends were there and of course the Vecchio's. Margret had
had one a lovely white dress, and the bride's maids had all been
smashing in matching purple dresses, Margret had let the girls chose
models for themselves as long as they had the same color and you
couldn't see that Stine was five months pregnant by the time. Ben
glanced up on the shelf and saw the wedding photo. He had been Ray's
best man, the only request Ray had had was that he worn a tuxedo and
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
sat down besides Stine on the sofa and gently placed a kiss on her
cheek. Her eyes fluttered open “Hi smukke” he had learned a few
Danish words during the time they'd been together and he liked the
ring of the Danish 'beautiful'. “Hi Ben, you're home already?”
she asked “It's 7 pm.” Ben answered “I'm sorry I'm so late, but
this transition takes it time” he was referring to that he now half
time was working as a temporary Inspector. Ben had been promoted
after doing a great work at the Consulate and being a great help to
the Chicago Police that was why he now could help out running the
Consulate when Margret had to stay home, it hadn't taken long after
the wedding before she got pregnant and she hadn't been as lucky as
Stine who had up until now not been that much affected, now Stine
only got tired easily. Stine sat up in the sofa and put a pillow
behind her back “I must have slept thru the alarm, I had planned on
having dinner ready for you when you got back” she said tiredly.
Ben smiled at her “You don't have to make dinner every evening”
he said “Why don't I call for some Chinese?” he suggested and
Stine thought about it “Sure, but nothing spicy for me” Ben went
over to the fridge and took down the Chinese menu and placed the
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">I'll
just take a quick shower” Stine whispered not to disturb him. When
he had ordered he joined her in the shower. Stine moaned when he ran
his soapy hands over her back. It felt so relaxing and good. She
turned around and put her arms around his neck stood on her tiptoes
to kiss him. “They were busy at the Chinese place, it takes around
30 minutes” Ben told when they broke the kiss. He put his hands on
her stomach “Have I told you how lucky you've made me” he looked
her in the eyes as the water flowed over them. “Not today” Stine
said and reached for the shampoo bottle. She washed and rinsed her
hair and added the conditioner. Ben quickly washed up and got out.
When Stine turned off the water he helped her out and wrapped a towel
around her, again resting his hands on her stomach.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">Did
I tell you that it's planned for Queen Margarethe to come visit
Chicago and she will of course come to the consulate” Stine said as
they sat down at the table having dinner “No you didn't, when will
this happen?” Ben asked “In two weeks, there will be a big
banquette on the Saturday evening and we're both invited to it” she
showed the official invitation. Ben smiled “I actually met her once
when I was working in Copenhagen, I think it was before I met you
which don't give much of a time frame” “That gives you a head up
on me” Stine said “Of course I've seen her a lot of times, but
never met her in person” she rubbed her aching back. “Do you want
me to massage that after dinner?” Ben asked when he saw what she
did and got a nod and tired smile back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A
week before the Queen's visit the Danish Consulate was buzzing with
preparations, this Friday was Stine's last day before she went on
maternity leave. When lunchtime came they all gathered in a room and
had a little celebration for her, she got a few gifts for the baby
from her colleges, there had been a big baby shower over at the
Vecchio house the last Sunday and now she felt that she didn't need
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<span style="font-size: medium;">When
she arrived home she found Ben's father sitting at the kitchen
counter as so many times before. They had had some nice chats during
these months “Hello Stine” he said “Hi yourself” she was now
comfortable with it, he usually turned up when she needed some
support and couldn't call Ben as he was too busy at work or she
couldn't call her mother as it was too late in Denmark. “So, what's
bothering you today?” Robert Fraser asked his daughter-in-law.
“Nothing really” she shrugged her shoulders “It's just....”
she said “Oh, there's so many things running around in my head now”
she hated to leave her part of the work to someone else, although the
temporary assistant had seemed to be a good person, just a bit too
efficient, almost like he had been Canadian instead of Danish. “I
understand that's common for women in your position, I mean in the
late state of pregnancy. Unfortunately I wasn't there for Benton's
mother as I was posted in at a far away station by the time. Benton
was two weeks old before I met him the first time” Stine thought
back to the time when Ben had missed their first ultrasound and it
could still make her furious and she'd never forgive him if he wasn't
there for the birth “Now, now Stine” Robert Fraser said and
wished he could have given her a hug “Remember I can read your
thoughts as well as talk to you, but you don't have anything to worry
about, Benton will be there for you” Stine sighed “At least he's
not working with Ray and Stan for the time being” it had been more
or less impossible for him to help the 27<sup>th</sup> precinct
lately. “But that was really the work he was trained for, I feel
it's my fault he got positioned here in Chicago” Robert said “I
know, but I feel much safer with him at the Consulate” Stine
confessed before she walked over to the living room. She put down her
cup of tea she had made and turned the TV on, it seemed that Robert
had disappeared again, he did that all the time and she had wondered
many times if he'd still be around for her to see and talk to when
the baby was born. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
phone rang and it was her mother calling from Denmark, she said that
she and Stine's father planned on coming to Chicago the week of the
estimated birth and stay for two weeks. Stine got so happy she
started to cry and went on crying after they finished the call. For
once Ben came home a bit early and rushed straight over to Stine not
minding the tears on his uniform. “What's wrong?” he asked and
Stine tried to explain but Ben only understood half the words “Please
darling” he looked at her and dried some tears away with his thumbs
before reaching into a pouch on his belt for a handkerchief. He
placed a soft kiss on her forehead “Will you tell me again?” and
Stine told about how she had talked to her mother and that her
parents were coming to visit. She looked up at him “Ben, I'm
scared, what if something goes wrong, what if mother and father don't
get here in time if it does” Ben sat down in the sofa and cradled
her in his safe arms “Everything will be OK” he spoke softly
“We've got an appointment with the doctor on Monday morning and you
will see that everything will be all right” he put a finger under
her chin and tilted her face up “Besides, we're meeting your Queen
on Saturday and this baby” he put his other hand protectively on
her stomach “This baby have promised me that nothing will stop you
from that” Stine thought about how Ben many nights when they've
gone to bed laid resting his head on her chest talking to their baby.
Stine laughed “You're crazy Ben, as long as you promise not to go
on any excursions with Ray and Stan I think I'll be OK too”</span></div>
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2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-86819150420862822442013-08-07T18:21:00.001+02:002013-08-07T18:21:13.124+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 11
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After
breaking up with Frannie or was it her that had broken up with him,
Stan didn't really know, he had taken to a habit getting to know
Maggie Fraser's guard schedule and started to go by the Canadian
Consulate, he almost felt like a stalker. One day a few weeks later
just before six pm as some young guys stood around her making
comments he couldn't take it anymore. “Why don't you guys either
take a photo with the lovely officer nice and calmly or just get out
of here” he showed them his badge and the guys took to their feet
just as the church bell over the street started to chime. Maggie
relaxed and smiled at Stan “Thank you kindly Stan, they weren't
doing anything really” she said “Well maybe it didn't look like
it in your eyes but to me it wasn't a very nice behavior” he looked
around “May I accompany you home?” he asked in the polite way he
had gotten used to when he was around his Canadian friends. "Oh
that would be nice" Maggie said "I just need to sign off
first" she took the step two at a time with the same efficiency
as Stan seen Ben do so many time before. He lent against the rail and
waited for her return. As they walked side by side Maggie thought of
a subject to talk about and said "Isn't it crazy?" "What?"
he asked and turned his head to look at her. "Ben and Stine's
baby. I mean that will make me an aunt" she said "Bet
you're excited though" she grinned and put her arm thru his
"Nothing goes passed you, does it detective?" she teased.
She saw the sign for her favorite pizza place "Care to join me
for a pizza?" she glanced at him "Dutch of course"
Stan shrugged his shoulders "I can always eat" he held the
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Back at Inspector Margret
Thatcher's place the mood was somewhat similar. She laid happily
satisfied in Ray's arms. "You have a bad influence on me
Detective Vecchio" she kissed his jawline "How so?" he
looked her in the eyes "Haven't you ever played 'hookie'
before?" he laughed "As a matter of fact" she started
and Ray moved into a sitting position "Sorry of course you
haven't, you're a Mountie, you even work when you're ill" she
too sat up facing him "Well..." Ray put his hand behind her
neck and pulled her in for a kiss "You don't have to explain
yourself to me, cara" he said. She liked it when he called her
that he said it so softly with an Italian accent. She took a deep
breath and snuggled against his neck "I think I might be very
much in love with you Ray" she looked up into his dark eyes. He
kissed her again "I love you too Meg" the next time they
woke up it was dark outside and they were hungry for food. Luckily
Meg had a well stocked fridge and together they made some pasta and
sat down to eat, before they ended up in bed again.</span></div>
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dinner together. They had a lot of things to talk about. One of them
was ice hockey. "No way" Stan said when she said that the
Swede Mats Sundin was her favorite rather than the native Wayne
Gretzky "Yes way" she answered and the discussion went on
even as they left the restaurant. When they came to her house she
looked at him "Do you want to come up for a cup of coffee?"
she held her breath "Or maybe a beer" he nodded "A
beer sounds good" they went inside "They are in the fridge,
take one out for me too" she said "I'll just get out of
this" she ran her hands over her uniform. Stan thought back to
his officer's days. He had hated the uniform it was much better now
when he was a detective. He took two bottles of beer from the fridge
and sat down in her sofa, when Maggie returned she was dressed in her
favorite pair of jeans, a plain white t-shirt and barefoot. “Thank
you kindly” she said as Stan handed her the opened bottle. She sat
down on the opposite side from Stan and pulled her feet up under her.
This way they sat chatting the night away. It was around two in the
morning when Maggie stretched and yawned “Oh I've kept you up,
haven't I?” Stan asked her “No, not at all” she smiled “Anyways
I better get home” he said as he stood up “Or you stay” Maggie
suggested “..on the sofa” she too got up “I've got some pillows
and a blanket here” she opened a footstool and took the things out
and handed it to him. Sparks flew as their hands met and they dropped
everything on the floor and kissed hungrily. Clothes were shredded
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precinct the next morning whistling. He couldn't be happier. “Who
put that smile on your face?” Ray asked as Stan sat down opposite
him at their shared desk “What do you mean?” Stan said “Not
even my sister had you smiling and whistling the next morning”
“Vecchio! Kowalski! My office now” Lt Welsh called and handed
them a file as they stood in front of him. Ray groaned when he saw
the names, it was well known names “Weren't these guys locked up
for life?” he asked “Yes, but apparently they got out on good
behavior and well now it's time to catch them again, preferable
before they do any major crime” Welsh said “You know them?”
Stan asked “Yes, I don't know how many times we've had to put them
away, most likely is that they'll go the usual pattern. Rob a bank or
jewelry store stealing some cars, usually a lot of shooting” Ray
explained to his partner and they started towards the door “Guys”
Welsh called “I've asked Inspector Thatcher for permission to use
Fraser so go pick him up and please use your wests, I don't want to
find you in the morgue” Stan shivered at the word, he hated the
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As usual Ben was dressed in
his red uniform and Ray sighed heavily “Why?” he knew they now
had to go by the apartment to have Fraser change clothes “Do you
got a west?” he asked as they all were sitting in the car again.
Stan was a bit more preoccupied than usual, Maggie had been standing
on the guard. “Sure, but what does that have to do with this
assignment” Ben said “Oh Benny” Ray shook his head “I mean
bulletproof west?” it was Ben's turn to shake his head “No, I
don't, it's nothing we got in our equipment” he said truthfully “Of
course not” Ray said and snapped his fingers in front of Stan “Wake
up Stanley” he couldn't believe he was going to spend the most of
the next few days with these guys “We have to go by the precinct
then and pick you up a west” Ben lent forward from the backseat
“What's up with you?” he asked Stan who grinned from one ear to
another “He won't say” Ray put in “But he came into the
precinct smiling and whistling” Ben looked at his friend in
surprise, usually Stan wasn't so cheerful, especially in the mornings
“Must be something in the air” Ben said and looked at Ray “Maggie
was singing when she came in today” Both Ray and Ben looked at Stan
when they connected all threads.“I certainly hope you're not
cheating on my sister” Ray shot him an evil look and Stan shook his
head “No, we've finished it a couple of weeks ago” he said
“Mutually I might add” he said and looked at Ray who parked the
car outside the station house “Let's go see if we can find Benny a
west” at least he could try and protect his friend this way as he
didn't have any jurisdiction to carry a weapon in Chicago, it had
annoyed Ray many times but Fraser had other ways to get the bad guys
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It took they guys the best
part of three weeks to track down and catch the Dalton brothers. Well
Ben couldn't help out every time and Stine didn't really like it when
he strapped on the west that now was fitted to his own measures. She
knew he had been out on much more dangerous things before back in
Canada but this was here and now. Most crossed with him had she been
the day when he hadn't showed up until after the doctors had finished
their first ultrasound, the only thing that calmed her down was that
Ben blamed himself even more. It all had ended up in their first real
argument. She hadn't known Benton had it in him. Ben couldn't help
but feel bad for a whole week and he did everything he could to make
it up to her, although Stine had forgiven him already the next day
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2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-51327792772453781712013-08-07T18:19:00.005+02:002013-08-07T18:19:55.606+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 10
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around 6.30pm their friends started to drop in, Stine had been
cooking one of her fantastic casseroles and now she just waited for
the guests to arrive. Ben had arrived just half an hour before the
guests started to come and came out of the shower as she let her
sister-in-law in “Hi Maggie, welcome” the girls hugged “I came
straight from work, can I change here?” she asked as she still was
dressed in her red uniform “Of course you can, I think the bathroom
just got free, if you want to take a shower there are towels in the
left cupboard in there” Maggie smiled at her “I know, I've been
here before” this wasn't the first time Maggie just popped by after
work and Stine laughed “Maybe we'd set you up with a shelf in the
bathroom soon” “I'm so happy you two get along” Ben said and
hugged his wife from behind as she stirred in the pot where she was
cooking some rice. Ben had gotten into a habit to always rest a hand
on her still flat stomach “Me too, I miss my sisters from home, but
Maggie is a great sister too” she turned around and kissed him, he
always smelled so great, that natural soap he always used was
something out of this world. The door phone buzzed “Will you get
that, I have a few more things to fix here” Stine said and pushed
Ben towards the door. The first besides Maggie was Betina and her
boyfriend Dan, Ben had met them a couple of times before. Just after
letting them inside the apartment the buzz sounded again and this
time it was Ray, Frannie and Stan, talking lively as they always did,
the only one missing now was his boss. They had debated wither or not
to invite Turnbull and when they had gotten out of it as Turnbull
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Maggie stepped out into the
hall barefoot in faded jeans and a perfect ironed blouse. Stine
glanced and thought how alike Ben and Maggie were even though they
hadn't grown up together it was like they were molded in the same
form. Someone who also noticed Maggie was Stan and he didn't like
what he felt. He had never cheated on a girlfriend not even on his
ex-wife Stella and he cursed under his breath. Frannie came up to him
with a glass of something bubbly for him while sipping her own. No
one had a clue to why this dinner party had come on so suddenly and
everyone tried to speculate while talking to each other. Five minutes
past seven Marget showed up, excusing herself as she had helped an
older lady over the road and gotten caught having to chat politely
with her for ten minutes. She too was handed a glass and everyone was
invited to sit down at the table. Stine put the bowls that were
covered with lids on the table as they had decided that they tell
straight away. She walked over to Ben's place and he stood up taking
a deep breath "I guess you all wonder why you are here?" he
began "It is not only because you all mean a lot to us and we
therefore wanted to invite you" Stine looked at him and added
"And it's not that we wanted to hurry up and invite you, then we
would have done that a couple of months ago" the others laughed.
Ben took her hand "No the reason we invited you all is that we
got some news we want to share with you all" Ben looked at Stine
it was now or never this was the moment everything was about to
change "Come on Benny" Ray said and everyone held their
breath. Stine who knew how private Ben could be at times open her
mouth and just said it "I'm pregnant" the sound of chairs
against the floor was loud as everyone wanted to get up and
congratulate them as they again had gathered at their places Ray took
his glass and raised it in a toast "To Ben and Stine and their
baby may everything work out well" "To Ben, Stine and the
baby" everyone said. Stine took just a little sip of her glass
and then sat down "Please Meg you start as you're sitting
closest" she nodded towards the bowl "Thank you kindly, it
smells lovely" after filling her plate she handed Ray the spoon.
He looked her in the eyes as he took it. It had been too long since
they had had a chance to meet properly and he was missing her. After
dinner had been eaten and the table gotten cleared Ray search for
Meg's gaze while she was talking to Betina, he nodded towards the
balcony and then walked out there. Thankfully no one else were there
and when Meg arrived he pulled her close before he pushed her up
against the wall in the corner and kissed her thoroughly. "I've
missed you” he said as they broke for air. In her heels she was the
same height as him so she rested her forehead against his "I've
missed you too" she confessed and kissed him again. Some minutes
later they were disturbed by Ben who of course had noticed where they
had gotten too "Hey you two, dessert is about to be served"
he grinned. Meg corrected her clothes not that they needed to as
these Canadian Mounties never got anything wrinkled. Ray was amazed
by it he had always been. The evening was pleasant and it was close
to midnight when every one had left. Frannie had gotten into the car
with her brother instead of Stan. There were something that felt out
of place and she couldn't put her finger on it. And of course she
would had wanted to know everything about her brother and the
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A week later Ray took Margret
with him out on a proper official date. Of course it was followed by
Sunday dinner with 'everyone' at the Vecchio house and Ma Vecchio was
over the moon although a bit saddened, it seemed something was wrong
with her youngest and Stan, it had been a long time since he'd left
the house only to sneak back in when they thought she'd gone to
sleep. It wasn't a proper behavior for a nice Catholic girl but it
was modern times she thought and sent a small thought to her dead
husband who surely wouldn't had approved but he had been gone for 15
long years by now. Stan had become a bit of the house hold too and
she would be sad not to see him around. Of course the news she had
received from Benton and Stine was almost over shining Ray bringing
home Margret. After dinner Frannie asked Stan to come outside with
her. Both sat down on a bench in the garden not saying anything at
first “This is the problem” Frannie finally spoke “We're not
talking, it's like we don't have anything to talk about anymore”
“Yeah” Stan said in his usual way “It's not that I don't like
you, but...” she shrugged her shoulders “It almost feels like
you're my brother” “So is this it? Are we over?” Stan asked and
looked up at her, he had loved being with Frannie, but the spark
wasn't there anymore “I guess so” she lent forward and softly
brushed her lips over his “No, no spark at all left” she said.
Stan put his arms around her in an embrace before they got up and
went back inside for some coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben
and Stine decided to keep their happy news to themselves for a while,
it meant that when they came back they went to a drugstore away from
their neighborhood, as everyone there knew them, to get a pregnancy
test and to no surprise it was positive. At Friday lunch three weeks
after Ben and Stine had gotten back she couldn't hold it in anymore
but told her friend about the news. “Tillykke Stine, I bet Benton
is happy about this too?” he friend congratulated her “Yes, we're
both over the moon, but you can't tell anyone and I mean anyone, not
even Dan” Dan was Betina's boyfriend “Of course I won't” she
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<span style="font-size: medium;">"Constable
Fraser" Margret called her senior officer into her office "Yes,
Sir" Ben said "I have to ask if everything is alright with
you" "Yes Sir it is, why do you ask?" he asked "I
can't really put my finger on it but there is something distracting
you from time to time even Turnbull had the answer for some questions
at today's morning meeting before you" "Sorry about that.
It won't happen again" "I don't mind I just wanted to see
that everything was OK there's nothing wrong with Stine either is
there?" Ben couldn't hold back the smile, they had gotten the
results of the blood test the day before and it felt official "No,
Sir, nothing wrong at all" he took a deep breath he had to tell
someone and both Ray and Stan had been sent out of town on a mission
"As a matter of fact every thing's great with Stine" again
he paused "Sir, can I tell you something in confidence?"
Margret looked puzzled at him "But of course Fraser"
"Stine's pregnant, we're having a baby" he grinned from one
ear to the other and Margret got up, usually not showing emotions but
Stine had become a good friend of hers, she gave Ben a hug
"Congratulations Benton, to the both of you" "Thank
you kindly, Sir" Ben said "Is there anything else, Sir?"
"No constable you're dismissed" Ben went back to his office
and got ready to release his sister on the guard. Before Ben left the
Consulate that afternoon Margret popped her head in his small office
"I just wanted to know, have you told Detective Vecchio about
your good news?" "No Sir, we've said we'd keep it to
ourselves for a while. Why?" there were something that had
passed by Ben "Oh nothing" Margret who usually didn't show
any emotions blushed "Are you and Ray??" he asked "How
long have you been seeing each other?" he asked boldly. She
stepped inside "Promise not to tell the others just yet"
she looked him in the eyes "Of course I won't do that Sir"
he said "Alright then..." she paused "It's been
serious since around the time you got married to Stine. We have been
seeing each other on and off since you left for Denmark" Ben
felt a pang in his heart there had been something between him and Meg
one time, but they had never allowed themselves to act on it. The
closest they'd gotten was to a few kisses, one of them on top of a
speeding train filled with sedated RCMP's, their horses and lots
explosives. The only thing that had gone really bad at that time was
that Benton's hat had been cut off as they passed a bridge. Ben
smiled at his superior officer “I'm happy for the both of you, you
should make it official” he saw something in his eyes and knew what
it was “You're afraid of Ma Vecchio?” he asked “Not so much
afraid as I don't want to go that far yet, you heard her yourself
when she found out about you and Stine” Ben thought back to the
sweet old lady that he had become to see as a mother, she would be
over the moon when Ben and Stine told her the good news. The
Inspector left his office and Ben typed up the weekly report in his
usual efficient way, it was one of his weekends to be off, the three
officers shared them equally, although there would be something
happening at the Danish Consulate that acquired Stine to work
Saturday. But it gave Ben a bit of time to himself, he loved his wife
and his married life but sometimes he needed to be alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Saturday evening Benton took
Diefenbaker for a walk just in time to arrive at the Danish Consulate
when Stine finished work. It was a really nice summer evening and
although Stine had been feeling a bit tired during the last part of
the day the walk back home was refreshing. When they arrived Ben made
the some tea and took out a plate of ready made sandwiches "So
this is what you've been doing all day" Stine teased him as she
sat down on one of the stools at the kitchen counter. It was mostly
for proper dinner or when they had guests over they used the big
dining table. "Well that and..." he just then realized she
was teasing him and not fishing for the full report on how he had
dusted and vacuumed the apartment. She lent over to him as he sat on
her right side and kissed his cheek "I love you, you know that
don't you" she smiled softly "I know and I love you too. So
did you have a nice day, felt OK all day?" he was so concerned
about her. So far she hadn't felt anything but good "Yes I've
had a good day I just felt a bit tired in the afternoon but that's
expected I think" she had read some of the brochures she had
gotten at the doctor's office when she had been in for the blood
test. She put her teeth into her sandwich "Mmmm I needed this"
she said and hungrily finished it. They small talked during the meal
and both confessed to have told someone about the baby "I must
admit it's strange you blurted it to Margret and not your sister"
"Me too" he agreed "But apparently she thought I had
been a bit absentminded during the morning meeting, but it feels good
to have told someone" "I agree and Betina's so happy for
us" she looked up at Benton who rested his elbows on the counter
"What are you thinking about" he turned his head "That
maybe we should invite our friends for dinner and tell them?"
"Yes that might be a good idea" she said "When should
we do it? You are working next weekend aren't you?" he nodded
"And in two weeks I need to work again the Danish Prime minister
will visit" she had taken down the calender from the wall and
was flipping thru it before she looked up at him "It doesn't
have to be a weekend, does it?" "Of course not" he
answered "What about this Thursday coming, I get off already at
two that day" Benton reached for his pocket calender “Looks
good to me, I don't have guard that day” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Sunday morning Ben and
Diefenbaker walked Stine to her workplace and then went on for a long
walk, they just walked and walked and when Benton realized how far
they had walked they turned back and went home where he sat down to
call their friends inviting them for dinner on Thursday. The last
ones on his list was Stan and Ray and since he knew they were on
their way back into town he called Ray's phone and hoped there would
be a signal where they were. “Vecchio” he answered “Hey Ray,
it's Ben” he said “Hi Benny” he looked at his partner “It's
Benny” and Stan just shook his head “Duh, tell him hi” “Ray,
come back to me” Ben said “Oh sorry pal, I'm not driving and it's
driving me crazy” they had a rental car as the two never could come
to terms with who's car to take “I thought so. Can you ask Stan
what I'm going to ask you now?” “Sure” Ray was a bit puzzled
“This goes out to you both, can you come to dinner at our place on
Thursday?” Stan accepted at once, Ray thought about it, Thursday
would be his first day off and he had hoped to spend it with Meg
“Inspector Thatcher is coming” Benton added his boss name “It's
rather important to us” he then said. “As the others are coming
who am I to say no” Ray said “So, what's happening in Chicago
otherwise? Anything big?” Ben laughed “No, you and Stan are out
of town so the bad guys took a vacation too” he tried to joke “You
try a bit better now days” Ray complimented his friend and got a
nod from Stan who had heard everything as Ray had put the phone on
speaker. “Anyways we're closing in on some mountains and I bet
we'll loose signal, see you Thursday if not before” Ray said “See
you” Stan added. After Ray hung up Stan quickly looked at Ray “What
was the importance of the 'Ice-Queen' (that was the nickname for Meg
Thatcher) were coming” Ray shrugged his shoulders “I don't know”
he said “But it made you change your mind, are you and... you are!”
he exclaimed “For how long have you and the Ice.. the Inspector
been seeing each other” Ray shot him a look “About the same
amount of time that you and my sister have been at it” he said a
bit disgusted “I know you don't like to think of your sister that
way, but it's not like she's a little kid” Stan said in his defense
“So I guess we both got lucky at the same time as Benny did, I mean
you have to admit that both your sister and the Inspector's had a
thing for the guy” Ray sighed “I don't know what they see in him”
he said and turned ironic “Always being polite, opening door,
helping older ladies over the road, and that half-wolf of a dog, no
charm at all” the guys laughed.</span></div>
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2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-27800375277264218142013-08-07T18:17:00.001+02:002013-08-07T18:17:03.081+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 08
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Two
blocks away from the Canadian Consulate in a nice neighbor hood Stine
and Benton chose a three room apartment, with their own bathroom. It
didn't take them more than half a day to move in since the apartment
came with furniture. It also had a lot of modern things like internet
and a landline for the phone. They had gotten the day off both of
them and couldn't help but ended up in bed in the afternoon. When
they woke up they dressed and went out for some grocery shopping and
after that went home to cook dinner together “This is much easier
than at the other place” Stine said as they moved around in the
kitchen “But I miss the closeness” Benton said “Oh we can stand
close anyway” Stine said and stood on her tiptoes and kissed him.
He took her by the waist and lifted her up on the counter. “I love
you so much” he said nuzzling her neck “I love you too” she
answered and pulled him closer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A
couple of weeks later Benton and Stine were sitting in the living
room watching the early news on TV. Summer had arrived in Chicago and
after dinner Benton had showered and put on a pair of faded jeans and
a perfect white t-shirt. No shoes or socks, he longed to feel the
free open nature that was around the cabin left to him from his
father. “What are you thinking about?” Stine asked as she laid
down with her head in his lap. He toyed with her hair “How I miss
the great nature, I've been thinking about going to the cabin for
some time now” she smiled at him “So, why don't we?” “You
want to come with me?” he said softly “Of course I do, you always
talk about the cabin with such passion” “But you know we don't
have any facilities, no indoors bathroom, no electricity, no heating
but the stove and the fireplace and it's not that warm in the summers
as it is down here” She sat up straddles his legs and looked him
straight in the eyes “We shared bathroom with others in the old
apartment, can't be that bad to go outside. We don't have to bring
any computers or cellphones, and for keeping warm I know a few ways”
she raised an eyebrow at him and gave him a passionate kiss. Ben had
long time ago forgotten about the news, making love to his wife was
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<span style="font-size: medium;">There
were a ringing sound in the apartment that Benton couldn't really put
right when he woke up on the sofa with Stine in his arms. When he
located it to the door phone he got up and pulled on his jeans.
“Benny my friend, you took your time” he heard Ray's voice over
the phone “Hello Ray, care to come up?” he asked “Sure, got
Stan with me” Ben buzzed them in before he returned to the living
room “Stine, the guys are coming up, maybe we should get dressed”
he buttoned his jeans and found his t-shirt under a pile of her
clothes. She quickly pulled her clothes on too but it was obvious to
anyone what they had been up to. A few seconds later the doorbell
rang and Benton opened the door to his friends “Come on in guys”
he said and took a step to the side. “What brings you by?” he
asked “Well...” Ray started as he saw Stine “Hi Stine” “Hi
guys” she said and went into the kitchen, the usual routine when
the guys came by was coffee “Well what?” Ben asked Ray “We
really could use your help with a case, but you seem otherwise busy”
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tried to look surprised “We're not busy, we were watching the news”
Ray looked at his wrist watch “The news ended an hour ago Benny”
he grinned and walked into the kitchen where he with the ease of
feeling like home helped Stine with taking four mugs out of the
cupboard. “Do you mind if we steel Benton for a bit?” he asked
“Would it do any difference if I did?” she asked back laughingly
as many times before “I guess it wouldn't” Ray said. They all had
coffee together before the guys got ready to leave “Will you bring
Dief?” Stine asked “Or shall I take him out for a walk?” Ben
looked over at Diefenbaker who already was laying at the door “I
guess he'll come with us” he bent forward to kiss her “I'll try
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
the end of July Benton and Stine both had a week off at the same time
and made the trip up north to Ben's cabin. It was sparsely furnitured
with a kitchen table and chairs that were handmade, a worn down sofa
in front of the fireplace and in a small room at the back there were
a bed, a drawer and a closet. “I love it” Stine said and looked
at Ben “It's so much you” Ben let himself relax, he had been a
bit nervous what she would think about it. He was also very happy
that the fire someone had tried to set to it once hadn't caught on
and the cabin had been saved. As it was already late afternoon Benton
started a fire in the stove so they could cook something to eat and
Stine dusted off the table and chairs “Have your father made
these?” she asked about the set “No” Ben shook his head “You've
bought them?” she asked surprised and again he shook his head and
modesty said “I made them” “You did?” she smiled at him “I
didn't know” “How could you, I've never told you” he smiled at
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days that followed they went on hikes, Ben showed her a lot of his
favorite places among them a wonderful waterfall. The day was hot and
they were sweaty from the hike and didn't resist taking a swim in the
water that was refreshing. Swimming towards the falling water Ben
dove under and Stine followed. Behind the water-wall a smaller cave
opened up. When they got back to the cabin Stine changed into
something more comfortable than her hiking clothes and Ben went
outside to get some more firewood in. Every evening when Ben had gone
outside in his father had been there to talk to him but not this
evening. He found it strange, happily he returned inside just to be
met by Stine with a scared look on her face “There's an older
Mountie standing by the fireplace” she pointed and Benton looked
over to see his father “Has he said something?” he asked “No,
should he? I mean....” she was really scared “...he wasn't there
when I came out from the bedroom and now suddenly when I looked up he
was just standing there” Ben was confused “Please Ben, tell me
you see him” Stine pleaded and Ben pulled her close “Yes I see
him, it's my father” he explained “But your father is dead, you
told me that, that's how you ended up in Chicago... on the trail of
his murderers” she said in shock “Yes, he's dead but he shows up
from time to time, what I don't know is why you're seeing him?”
Fraser Sr still hadn't said anything, he hadn't wanted to scare his
daughter-in-law. “What do you mean?” she asked “So far it's
just been me and Maggie that's been able to see him and....” he
paused “talk to him” “You talk to your dead father? Isn't that
...” she didn't know how to explain this. “Son” Fraser Sr said
and the young couple looked over at him “Stine” he added and she
looked from son to father to son again “He knows my name?” “Of
course I know your name, I've been around you for quite some time now
and I see how happy you've made Benton” “But...?” Stine had all
kinds of questions and didn't know where to start. “Why haven't I
seen you before?” she felt strange to ask but had to. Fraser Sr
smiled “I guess the connection's not been there before, I've longed
for this day for a long time now” he said and the penny dropped for
Ben “Could you please leave us alone father?” he asked “I think
I need to explain a few things to Stine” and like that Fraser Sr
disappeared and Ben lead Stine to the sofa to sit down. “As I said,
before it's just been me and Maggie that's been able to see him,
which was kind of nice when she came to look me up in Chicago, I
didn't know I had a sister, but father explained it all, how he had
cheated on my mother when he had been away on a three months long
assignment when I was about two years old” Maggie had told Stine
this story when she had been over at their new place for the first
time “He once told us that only true descendants of his could see
him” Benton who already had his suspicions about what had happened
that afternoon behind the waterfall took both of Stine's hands in his
and looked at her “But I'm not one...” she said “No, but I
believe you've got a connection to one” Ben smiled at his wife “Of
course I do, I'm married to you aren't I, but why haven't I seen him
before now if he's been around all the this time?” and then it came
to her and her expression said 'Do you think?' but she couldn't say
the words “Really?” she asked “Under the waterfall?” she came
with short questions. Ben nodded “It's the only answer I could come
up with” both of them were smiling broadly and at the same time
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2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-34617151164116721272013-08-07T18:10:00.002+02:002013-08-07T18:14:31.805+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 07
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Everyone had been invited to seven pm so when Stine and
Benton arrived shortly after five the Consulate was buzzing with last
minute preparations. They couldn't help but help out a bit
themselves, Turnbull was on the edge double and trippel checking
everything on the list. Stine looked amazed around the big reception
room and saw some instruments on the small scene "I didn't know
they had arranged for a band" she looked at Ben who just smiled
"It's a surprise for you" he said but didn't say that it
was him and some of the guys that were to play a few songs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Just
after they had finished getting dressed people started to arrive. It
was most of the staff from Stine's work, many of the policemen from
the 27th, all of the Vecchio's, Stan and a few more friends. The food
was great and the party mood was on top. The couple got more gifts
than expected and Stine was happy they would look at another place to
live the next week since all the things would look wrong in the small
worn down apartment they were living in now. Suddenly Ben disappeared
from her side and a few minutes later she saw him with Ray and Stan
and a couple more guys on the stage. “Hello everyone” he said as
he stood at the microphone with a guitar in his hand “I want to
thank you all for coming and a special thank you to my boss Inspector
Thatcher for throwing us this party. Now I, with the help of a few
friends” he looked back at the guys “would like to sing a song
for my lovely wife Stine” she stood right in front of him “I
don't know how it happened really that's why I thought this song
would be a good way to try and explain it. I love you Stine” he
smiled at her and took the first accord of the song.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Something
in the way you talk<br />or maybe baby, just the way you walk<br />has
shaken all the leaves out of the trees<br />Something in the way you
smile<br />teeth and lips and hair run wild, yeah<br />surely this has
brought me to my knees<br /><br />Oh Lord, I'm down -- I'm down upon my
knees<br />yes Lord, I'm down -- I'm down upon my knees<br />And I don't
know which way to turn<br />Which way to go<br /><br />Chorus:<br />What did
you do to me?<br />(did you do) did you do a little seance<br />(did you
do) a black cat romance<br />(did you do) did you do a little sun
dance<br />(did you do) did you do some voodoo baby (x2)<br /><br />Hey,
yeah, yeah, yeah<br />I said hey, yeah, yeah, yeah</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Feels
like a winds a blowin'<br />looks like a hurricanes comin'<br />and it's
coming from the centre of your eyes<br />these eyes are deepest
blue<br />these eyes that are so true<br />you got the eyes to make me
cry<br /><br />Oh Lord, I'm down -- I'm down upon my knees<br />yes Lord,
I'm down -- I'm down upon my knees<br />and all I know is I don't know
what I know<br /><br />Chorus<br /><br />Hush now darlin'<br />I don't plan to
cry<br />I said hush now baby<br />That ain't my style<br /><br />Look at
you, God knows I do<br />I put it down to a thing called voodoo<br />I
put it down to the curse of love<br />I put it down to fate,
hey<br /><br />(chorus repeat to fade)</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul
Gross and David Keeley's Voodoo<br />Lyrics from http://www.elyrics.net</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Everyone
cheered as they finished the song and someone helped Stine up on
stage so she could give her husband a kiss. After a couple more songs
someone started dancing music and of course it was Stine and Benton
who would do the first dance. Safely in his arms she tilted her head
up “Thank you for the song, I sometimes too wonder how it happened,
but I'm happy it did. Jeg elsker dej” she ended in Danish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-28762840282920029822013-08-07T18:08:00.000+02:002013-08-07T18:08:19.065+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 06
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Chapter
6 – The party</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">They day for the party came
fast. On her lunch break on the Friday Stine and her new friend
Betina, also a Danish girl, went out in search for the perfect dress.
"I don't know" Stine said when she tried on her third dress
"Out of these three I like the blue one best. What will Benton
have on? I mean if you want to match" Lately Ben had almost only
worn his uniform but since this was a private party she didn't know.
"But I've seen that he has some nice dress shirts in the closet"
"Colors?" Betina asked "Basic; white, black, plaided
ones and one burgundy" she answered her friend."Well he
looks smashing his red uniform so if you suggest the burgundy one and
buy that blue dress for yourself you'll look great" Stine smiled
"Then the blue one it is" she said and got out of the green
one she had tried on last. Satisfied with her purchase she and Betina
went to have lunch. If there wasn't anything special happening at the
Danish Consulate they had a lunch break of one and a half hour on
Fridays. The girls happily chatted in Danish their whole meal thru.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">At
the Canadian Consulate Maggie Fraser and Inspector Thatcher worked
side by side getting everything ready for the party the following
day. As one thing was done it was ticked off on the clipboard
"Turnbull, has the flowers arrived yet?" Maggie called "Not
yet M Fraser" he had called her that from the beginning to
separate her from her brother. "Let me know when they do, I
could use them about now" Turnbull almost wished he had been on
guard instead of Fraser the two women were almost too much. But since
the party was to celebrate Benton Fraser's wedding he had to pitch in
so the guest of honor didn't have to plan and set it up himself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A
few minutes before six Ray Vecchio stopped his car outside the
Consulate rapidly he got out and started to inform Ben about a case
he needed help with at once, he knew this was a foolproof way of
getting Ben to come along as once as the bells rang. It didn't take
many seconds before Benton and Diefenbaker were seated in Ray's car
"Are you coming?" Ben asked. Ray rounded the car and
quickly got in "Is Stan meeting us there?" Ben asked "Yes"
Ray answered "May I borrow your phone? I promised Stine to be
right home and I don't want her to worry" “Sure you can tell
her it will probably take all evening" Ray handed him his phone
and steered the car into the Chicago traffic. Knowing Fraser having a
sharp eye the others had parked on a side street before gathering in
their favorite bar. "What did you say happened again?" Ben
asked his friend "Something about someone trying to get out...."
Ray improvised and quickly opened the door for him "...off a
bachelor party" he added as Fraser saw all the guys from the
station gathered in the bar. "We asked Turnbull too but he had
things to do, still he might come though" Benton wasn't much of
a drinker but a beer occasionally could slip down so not to break any
rules he loosened his attributes and took his uniform jacket off. A
few local girls who were in the bar looked at him and whistled. Ray
stood on a chair to get everyone's attention, he looked at the girls
"Sorry ladies he's taken" then turned to Ben "Benny my
friend. Thousands of apologies for lying to you but we couldn't go to
the party tomorrow without first throwing you a bachelor party
although that ship has sailed too. I and the rest of the 27th of
Chicago's finest wishes you all the best in your life with Stine"
the others cheered "Thank you kindly Ray, guys" he said and
looked around "Oh and a special greeting from Ma" Ray added
just before he got down "May there be many little Canadians ans
Danes in your future" Ben blushed slightly. The evening was a
hit and it was almost two in the morning before Ben got back to an
empty apartment. If Stine hadn't come thru the door slightly tipsy
herself the next minute he would have called Ray to report her
missing "I guess we both got kidnapped" Stine giggled her
friends back home had thrown her a proper hen-night before the
wedding but she was glad that her new friends had fixed this bridal
shower as well. It had been Frannie and Sofia that had arranged it
and her female colleagues had come and when they were done so had
Maggie and Margret. She had gotten a similar speech as Benton had and
since the party had been in the Vecchio house Mrs Vecchio had
delivered the amendment herself. "It sure does who would have
known." they undressed, brushed their teeth side by side at the
little sink they had in the apartment and went to bed both too tired
to do anything but go to sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
next morning Stine woke to the smell of coffee and saw Ben stand by
the stove stirring in some pans "Good morning" he said and
handed her a cup of coffee "Do you want some eggs and bacon"
but Stine shook her head how could he be this awake already. She felt
like it would take her half the day to wake up. “Aren't you the
slightest tired?” she asked Ben who shrugged his shoulders “Not
really” he sat down at the table to eat. Stine got up and put a
couple of slices in the toaster. She looked towards the closet where
she had hung her new dress last night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
dress was still in the garnmentbag. "Will you show me? Or will
you change at the Consulate?" Ben asked after following her
gaze. "I can show you it' not like it's my wedding dress."
Their wedding day had been full of traditions among them not to see
the bride before the ceremony. She got over and unzipped the bag and
took out the blue dress "Wow" Ben said "You will look
great in that, not that you don't look great in anything else"
he grinned "or without". Stine hung the dress back "I
think I will change at the Consulate though. Will you wear the
uniform?" she asked casually, he had looked smashing waiting for
her at the altar in his red uniform with all attributes. "No"
he shook his head "I was more thinking of black trousers and a
dress shirt" Stine saw her chance "Why don't you take the
burgundy I saw in the closet" everything in there were pressed
and ironed to perfection "If you don't mind me suggesting"
she smiled at him "How can I mind anything you say" and
like clockwork his father showed up behind Stine with a speech as
usual and before he disappeared he again talked about grandchildren.
Ben had an absent look in his face "Earth to Ben" Stine
tried "Where did you go?" she was referring to his
thoughts. "Oh nothing" he said and got up to wash the
dishes. "Would you like to accompany me and Dief on a walk?"
he asked softly "Or maybe you have other plans for today?"
she shook her head "No plans before this evening and some fresh
air would do me good" It was a nice and sunny spring day and as
they came to the park Benton put a leash on Dief "Sorry my
friend, you know the rules" No dogs were allowed in the park
without a leash. They sat down on a bench by the lake just enjoying
the view, the nice weather and each other "It's really lovely
here" Stine said "So quiet although it's in the middle of
the city" Ben kissed her cheek. "I will take you to the
cabin back home one day" he said "The only sounds there are
the nature's own" she rested her head on his shoulder "I'd
love that" she got a feeling it would happen pretty soon since
she knew it had been a long time coming for him to return 'home'.
They got up to go back home where the got ready for the big party. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-29023934726693274132013-08-07T16:14:00.000+02:002013-08-07T16:14:30.959+02:00Due South / Paul Gross Word SearchI love playing with word so I made this Word Search. Let me know in a comment what word you get in the left over squares.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Words
for Due South Word search</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some
short words may appear more than once, there is only ONE right place
for it. When you're done you'll get a nine letter word left.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Other
characters</u> <span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span><u>Paul
Gross characters & other things</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DIEFENBAKER “BEN”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DOG BENTON
FRASER</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ELLEN CROCKER</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FRANCESCA DARRYL
VAN HORN</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HUSKY GEOFFREY
TENNANT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">INSPECTOR
THATCHER GRIN</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OLIVER HAT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RAY KEVIN</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TURNBULL MOUNTIE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">VECCHIO RANK </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WELLES STETSON</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WOLF UNIFORM</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Words
about Paul Gross</u> <u>Songs</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ACTOR(two times) AGE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AWARDED KENZIE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CANADIAN KISS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">COMPOSE MAC</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DIRECTOR RIDE
FOREVER</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">EYES ROBERT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MAN SEA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SINGER TIL</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SON TWO(houses)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TEETH USE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WIFE VOODOO</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WRITER WEEP</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> YOU</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Names</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DAVID
KEELEY FAN(aren't we all fans) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HANNAH JACK</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MARTHA BURNS PAUL
GROSS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Movies/series/theater</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AND ARROWS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ASPEN EXTREME BOAT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BROOMS BURRIED ON
SUNDAY</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CRY DOYLE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DUE EASTWICK </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">END GETTING
MARRIED IN BUFFALO JUMP</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">GUNLESS MEN</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OF REPUBLIC</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SLINGS THE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THEATERS WAR</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WILBY WITH</span></span></div>
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<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="30"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Z</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">P</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">P</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">V</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">P</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">P</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">X</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">P</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">J</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">Y</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">C</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">H</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">T</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">M</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">D</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">I</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">F</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">B</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">K</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">E</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">N</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">P</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">U</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">L</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">G</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">W</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">O</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">R</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">A</span></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: medium;">S</span></td>
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Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-54275749681354681722013-08-05T21:40:00.001+02:002013-08-05T21:40:31.995+02:00Magdalena Graafs bloggSa bara att Carrie hade gillat Magdalenas bild på sig och Ingvar(Carrie's man) och ojsan hamnade jag med på bild och sedan på bloggen... lite kul är det alltid för jag delar ju detta vidare.<br />
Ingvar och Carrie är paret som tillsammans med dottern Eva-Marie äger Fritidsbaren där jag jobbar och på kollagebilden finns våra två storsäljare, köttbullar och wienerbröd.<br />
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<a href="http://magdalenagraaf.se/tvattrum-egen-pt-frankrike-och-vardagslunk/#.Uf__EhM6T9s.blogger">Magdalena Graafs blogg</a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-29144371375178475732013-05-28T10:43:00.000+02:002013-05-28T10:43:13.554+02:00Paradise Lost 01This is a story that my friend Leslie is writing and I got permission to put up up here! I'll forward feedback if you leave it. <br />
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<b>Chapter 1
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Meg Cummings smiled to herself as she drove her dads pickup truck
to the supermarket. She was so happy to be leaving Ludlow. She hated
living in such a small town. She couldn’t wait to go to California
and start a new life. Her bestie Tina was going to let her be roomies
in a beautiful ocean side apartment in Sunset Beach, a seaside
community that to Meg sounded like heaven compared to two bit Ludlow.
As she walked into the market she realized how different her life was
about to become “Tomorrow at this time I will be looking out over
the ocean” Meg couldn’t help but giggle as she thought of all the
new adventures that she was about to embark on.<br />
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Ben Evans straightened his tie as he looked at himself in the
mirror “Very dapper if I should say so” At 32 years old Ben
had accomplished what his parents back in London never thought he
would. He was a self made millionaire and a very smart businessman.
But with being a workaholic that meant he had no time for any kind of
social life. Another thing his parents harp on. When are you going to
get married and settle down? When will we be grandparents? He smiled
to himself. It’s not like he wasn’t interested in dating and
maybe even in marrying, it’s just that he hasn’t found the time
to do so. He picked up his briefcase and as he opened the front door
of his beach house he took a deep breath of the ocean air. How he
loved this quaint little beach community “Oh Sunset Beach…just
another day in paradise” He closed the door and headed to his car
to go to the office.<br />
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Maria Torres looked over at her brother Ricardo “Didn’t you
hear me Maria?” She took a sip of her coffee and shook her head
“I’m sorry Ricky. I guess my mind is wandering today” Ricardo
smiled. His younger sister was so beautiful and he was very
protective of her. He looked at her with love in his eyes “So why
is my little sis so preoccupied today?” Maria shrugged even though
inside she knew exactly what was wrong with her. Of course telling
her big brother about her day dreams would set his protectiveness of
her off the radar. She gave Ricardo one of her joyous laughs “It’s
really nothing…just work that’s all” As she continued to drink
her coffee, she glanced across the street and watched as the reason
for her preoccupation got out of his car and walked into the office
building on the corner. Maria sighed deeply, a reaction that Ricardo
noticed but decided to let it go, for now anyway. Maria smiled to
herself ‘Ben Evans…….Ben……’ She got up abruptly “I’m
sorry Ricky. I just remembered I have something to do” Before
Ricardo could respond, Maria practically ran over to her car and took
a deep breath “You need to get ahold of yourself “ She laughed as
she got into her car and started the engine “You can’t do things
like that in front of your brother” She pulled out of the parking
lot and decided to go home to a nice hot bath and her day dreams of
Ben……..<br />
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<b>TO BE CONTINUED</b><br />
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Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-43874032388895505212013-05-27T12:32:00.000+02:002013-05-27T12:32:26.760+02:00New headerIn honor of my new Due South story I've made a new head-picture for the blog. The photos are snapshots I've made myself from an epiosde of Eastwick and the text is the chorous of the song "Voodoo" by Paul Gross and David Keeley.Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-61480904845497186982013-05-27T12:22:00.000+02:002013-05-27T12:22:32.929+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 05
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5 – The Canadian Consulate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Senior
Constable Benton Fraser, that's what it said on the door to the small
room, more like a walk in closet and it felt like home. Ben opened
the door and went inside, his sister had kept the room just as neat
and tidy as he did himself while she had had his position. Ben looked
at his desk for his schedule and saw that he had guard duty from two
pm to six pm, which meant he couldn't go meat Stine when she finished
work at five. The next note on his desk was a more positive one, it
was from Inspector Thatcher explaining that the Consulate had gotten
more money and had decided to employ his sister part time. Stine and
Ben had met with Maggie a few times and during the weekend that just
had passed they had been out for dinner together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ben picked up the phone and
dialed the Danish Consulate. After listening to some waiting music a
voice came to the phone "Welcome to the Danish Consulate in
Chicago how may I help you?" "Hello, this is senior
constable Benton Fraser of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the
Canadian Consulate. I'm wishing to speak to my wife Stine Fraser if
it's possible" although his presentation was a mouth full he had
said it with such ease that it hadn't been boring to listen to him.
"Stine, det er din mand på linje ett" The receptionist let
her colleague know her husband was calling. "Takk" it felt
good to be able to talk Danish at work. She picked the phone up. "Hi"
she said softly. "Hi" Ben said back "I don't want to
keep you I just wanted you to know that I've got guard duty and don't
get off until six" He hadn't stood guard in a long time. Soon
after he had arrived in Copenhagen he had gotten new duties that
released him of the guard duty. "So I can't pick you up tonight
as I promised" Stine smiled at her end she had only seen other
RCMPs on guard "Then I can come by and pick you up instead"
she suggested "Or we'll meet at home" Ben said, he wasn't
sure how he'd react if Stine would come before he finished. He had
gotten wooed over and his photo taken with many women thru the years
but they were all strangers. Although this would be a test. "Fraser,
can I see you in my office" Inspector Thatcher stuck her head
inside his office walking by "Sure, I'll be there in a minute"
he answered with his hand over the mouth piece. "I need to get
back to work. You do what you want tonight" he said when he
returned to the call. "I'll see what I'll do" Stine
repeated "Jeg elsker dej" she said in Danish "I love
you too" Ben said and hung up. Efficiently he stood up,
corrected his uniform and gather what material was necessary for a
meeting with the Inspector.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Sir?” Ben said
after opening the door “Come on in Fraser” she motioned for the
chairs in front of her desk “I'll be with you in a minute” she
hated waiting on the phone. As the call wasn't that important she
hung up the phone “Why didn't you get Turnbull to wait for the call
to come thru?” Ben asked “He's on the guard” “Oh, maybe I
should do it?” Margret held up her hand “It can wait Fraser”
she said “I just wanted to go over the schedule for this week, have
you had time to look it over?” Ben nodded “Of course Sir” “I
hope you're OK with standing guard” she said “Of course, that's
my duty”. The Inspector didn't know if she should treat her officer
any different now that he actually was married, but again she was
still his superior. “So, how did you find Denmark?” she asked him
“Oh it was quite nice Sir” he answered “I should believe so”
she added “and on that note I'd wanted to ask you if you know that
the Consulate actually owns some apartments here in town, you can
rent one of them if you like” “Thank you kindly Sir” Ben said
“We've actually talked about finding a place, nothing fancy though”
“Well admit it Fraser, compared to your place everything is fancy”
she had been in his apartment once and having served in the RCMP she
was used to the simple life but for her best officer to live like
that, well it was his own choice. They talked a little about what
official business was going on in the week and the week after and
came to an end at the party “Now I don't want you to handle your
own party, I've put that upon your sister” Thatcher didn't really
trust Turnbull either.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Most
Consulates where located in the same district actually not far from
the police station of the 27th precinct. There were a few blocks
between the Danish and Canadian and it took Stine about 15 minutes to
walk there. Already in the distance she recognized the tall handsome
man. He's really something out of the ordinary she thought and again
thanked her lucky star to have met Ben. She hadn't seen this side of
him yet and was mesmerized by it. Diefenbaker sat just as still by
his side. She took out her phone and stood in front of them to take a
photo, satisfied with it she made a mental note to have it developed.
When she looked at her watch and saw it was only 5.30 pm she decided
to go in and see if the inspector had a few minutes over, there were
a few of her new colleagues she'd like to invite for the party next
weekend. "Inspector Thatcher" she said when she saw the
woman "Hi Mrs Fraser" she said out of the respect she was
raised and trained by."Oh please call me Stine, Inspector"
Margret who was tired after a long day and the lack of sleep the
previous night looked at the younger woman "This is ridiculous
isn't it? Us calling each other anything but our first name. I'd be
happy if you'd call me Margret" she said. "That I can do"
Stine smiled "Do you have a few minutes?" she asked. "Give
me a minute to put these away" she showed some files. Stine
exchanged a few words with the junior officer at the front desk. Ben
had told her that Turnbull was very special in his way of talking.
Five minuets later she sat down with Margret. "So what can I do
for you?" Margret asked "Oh I just wanted to ask if it was
OK with you that I asked a few colleagues to come next Saturday?"
"But of course, just leave their names and addresses with me and
I'll send them the invitation" Stine smiled happily "And I
must ask. Have Benton asked you to invite the Vecchio's I mean all of
them. I was there for dinner last week and felt very welcome"
"Constable Fraser haven't requested anyone specific"
Margret said with formality "But they are all invited along with
several members of the 27h police precinct" “That's my Ben,
don't want to be any trouble” Stine said. “As you are here, I
might as well tell you” Margret started “That I've offered
Constable Fraser to rent one of the apartments that the Consulate
owns, it can't be easy to live in the one you are now” “It's OK,
but it's much appreciated that we get a chance on another apartment”
Stine said “Is there any chance we can look at them before we
decide?” “Oh, of course there is, and I've looked into so they're
allowing animals in the building too, I doubt Fraser want to live
without Diefenbaker” Margret herself had gotten pretty attached to
the dog. She looked at the clock and it was just two minutes before 6
pm so she stood up “Have you seen Fraser on guard before?” she
asked “No” Stine shook her head “Come on then, I'll show you
something spectacular” the both women went to stand on the stairs
to the Consulate. At promptly 6 pm just as the clock on the church
across the street started to sound Benton relaxed his whole body and
took a step to the side. When they changed guards in the middle of
the day there was a big procedure, but now it was just to step out,
immediately he turned his head to right and flashed a smile, of
course he had seen her coming, already down the street, but stood his
ground and was satisfied with himself for passing the test. “Thank
you Margret” Stine said “It was truly amazing to see, are you all
this way when you get off a guard?” “Well... more or less,
Constable Fraser here belongs to the ones that are more” Ben came
towards the two women “If you don't have anything more to do inside
Constable, you can take your lovely wife home” Margret said “Thank
you Inspector Thatcher, I'll see you tomorrow” Ben looked at his
dog “It's after six, you can stop now” but the dog just sat there
“Well suite yourself, we're going home” he took Stine's hand and
they walked back to the apartment talking about this and that
“Margret said she had offered you us a look at some apartments that
the Consulate owns” Stine said “Yes, she did this morning, do you
want to look at them?” he asked her “Sure, it would be much
easier than to go out and find some on our own” “It sure would”
he agreed and held the door up for her as they came to their own
building. Ben took out the key to see if there was anything in the
mailbox, but it was empty “Did the two of you talk about anything
else? I mean it seems you've become somewhat friends calling each
other by first name” “Not really, we talked a little about the
party next Saturday, I wanted to invite a few colleagues” Ben
smiled at her “Of course you should”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-10890872773723378042013-05-27T11:20:00.001+02:002013-05-27T11:20:19.007+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 04
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Dinner with the Vecchio's</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After the
quick visit at the station Ray, Ben, Stine and Diefenbaker all got
into Ray's car. Stan was to follow in his black GTO, where Francesca
had been quick to offer her companionship. “Is there something
going on between those two?” Stine asked curious, she really wanted
to get to know Ben's friends and that without putting her foot in
wrong. “Not that I know off” Ray answered, but again he didn't
like to think of his baby sister that way. “So here we are” Ray
said as he parked on the driveway to a big house in a nice looking
neighborhood “Did you grow up here?” Stine asked “Yes I did”
he said proudly “It's actually my house now, but my mother and
sister, Frannie, still lives here too” “Can't be easy if you want
to bring home a woman” Stine said “I mean...sorry...” Ray
smiled slightly “I know what you mean Stine, and no offense taken,
we're Italian and that's just how things are with us”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stan had
waited about 10 minutes after Ray had left before he started the car,
he wanted to spend some time with Frannie. They had had an on and off
relationship mostly in secret for a while now, he knew her soft spot
for Fraser but as he came back married Stan knew his chances were
good now. He parked the car next to Ray's on the driveway as so many
times before and unbuckled his belt and turned to Frannie and without
a word put his left hand around her neck and pulled her close for a
kiss. He didn't mind a bit that the kitchen window was facing that
way and probably some of the Vecchio's could see them, unless they
were all busy fussing over Fraser and Stine. As they pulled apart he
rested his forehead against Frannie's and looked her in the eyes. He
was a bit scared about his feelings for this woman, this was
something else than he ever had experienced before. As they walked
around the house to the front door he put his arm around her
shoulders thinking that now was as good time as any to be caught
together. For once Frannie didn't squirm her way out of his
'embrace'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Inside the
house the sounds were high and happy. Mrs Vecchio had hugged Stine
and in her broken English said it was about time at least one of the
boys got married on the same time shooting looks at her son. Sofia
who were named after their paternal grandmother was the older sister
of Ray and Frannie were home with her husband and two children “I'm
not getting any younger” Mrs Vecchio said “And I want more
grandchildren” she had taken first Benton and then Stan in as her
own. “Oh, I think we will wait a bit while more” Benton said and
kissed her on both cheeks as he always did when he came for a visit.
“Don't wait too long” she said with a longing in her eyes and
again shot an evil eye at her son “It will happen when it happens
Ma” Ray said and scooped up his nephew who were running by. No one
noticed that Frannie and Stan had come inside and when he helped her
out of her bedazzled jeans jacket he let his fingers run across the
smooth skin of her neck. Frannie shivered in a pleasant way. They
were all ushered into the dining room which held a big table with
room for more people than they were at this time. The meal was loud
except for when they were actually eating, or well the Italians spoke
with their mouths more or less full too. “Are you OK?” Ben
whispered to Stine at one time and she smiled at him and kissed his
cheek “Yes, just a little tired, it's been a lot today” looking
her straight in the eyes Ben suggested they'd try and cut the evening
short. Mrs Vecchio slapped her son on the upper arm and nodded
towards Ben and Stine “Look at those two, it won't take long before
they have a little family of their own” “Ma....” Ray protested,
although there were someone that he had at least one eye set on, but
she was hard to reach. The Vecchio sisters got up to clear the table
and in her usual helping manner Stine, although there were protests,
joined the sisters in the kitchen “I've always been curious on what
kind of woman would take Benny of the market” Sofia said and got a
look from her sister “As you had a chance with your pushy way, no
you stay with Stan, he'll be a good match for you” Frannie who
usually didn't blush turned red as a tomato “Come on sis” Sofia
said “You two been at it on and off for a good while now, don't you
think I've seen how you two look at each other when you think no one
sees” Frannie who also almost never was lost for words didn't have
a come back for her sister. Stine just laughed and the girls looked
at her “I wasn't wrong then, I got a feeling something were going
on with the two of you back at the station,but Ray didn't know
anything he said” she said “Well Ray's kind of blind when it
comes to Frannie, unless it's just in front of him” Sofia said.
After some coffee and dessert Ben and Stine made their excuses,
politely said no to the offer of Stan driving them home and left. The
fresh air was nice after being inside and the buzz of the city was
soothing to their ears as well. “Where's Dief?” Stine asked “Oh,
he'll catch up if he want to” it had happened more than once that
Dief had stayed at the Vecciho house as he got other food than he was
giving him. “So, how was your day?” Ben realized he hadn't had a
chance to ask her yet “It was fine, kind of the same thing I did
back home, but the pace at the Consulate is much slower” Ben knew
what she meant, usually it was mostly paper work and of course his
guarding duty he did, maybe that was why he liked to help Chicago PD
out. “And you, what did you get up to on your own?” she asked
curious “Oh, just another murder, but I believe we'll have the case
wrapped up before the weekend” he said just as he had been a full
member of the CPD. “So, this is what you do when you're not at the
Consulate? Solving murders with Ray and Stan?” she said “Well,
technically it first was Ray Vecchio and I, then it was Ray Kowalski,
playing Ray Vecchio and I” he started the long story and Stine just
listened to his voice. “So I guess from now on it will be Ray, Stan
and I” he finished three blocks from their apartment. When they got
inside Ben opened the window so if Diefenbaker were coming home he
could come inside from the fire escape. The apartment didn't offer
much of entertainment, he had a few books that laid neatly on the
mantle of the fire place, an old record player that he had found with
some records at a flea market, the small TV that he had borrowed from
the neighbor and a radio. He did miss a few of the more modern things
they had had in Stine's apartment, mostly now since they had been
back it was a private bathroom. “What do you say about looking for
another place to live” Ben suggested as they sat down in worn down
two seat sofa. “As I said the other day, I don't mind living here.
Although...” she didn't finish the sentence. “I will ask around
tomorrow, it wouldn't go amiss with a bathroom of our own” he said
“And a separate bedroom” Stine looked over at the bed in the
corner of the room as she laid down and rested her head in his lap.
“I don't own anything than what I got here” Ben said “But maybe
you'd like a few things brought over from Denmark” he said softly
and stroke her hair. It didn't take her long before she was fallen
asleep.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: medium;">You've
done good son” Ben looked around the room and found his father, or
the ghost of him leaning against the fire place, poking at the unlit
logs. “Oh, you say so?” Ben asked “Been a while since you were
around” he said to his father “Well as I explained in Copenhagen,
traveling isn't that easy when you're dead. I enjoyed the wedding
though, it was a nice ceremony” It had been, the spring had come
early to Denmark this year and the church had been filled with spring
flowers, family and friends. Outside the sun had been shining all
day. Ben had felt his father's presence but hadn't been able to talk
to him. “Thank you kindly” he said “So” his father moved to
stand in front of them “I guess I'll finally get the chance to be a
grandfather after all” Ben blushed, firstly his father hadn't been
around much when he grew up and secondly he didn't like talking about
it. “I know, it will come when it comes, you've said so before.
Maybe I should go talk to your sister instead” Fraser Sr said and
went for the door but changed his mind and walked out thru the window
instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-87832768526720071712013-05-27T11:19:00.000+02:002013-05-27T11:19:02.211+02:00Due South - Assignemt Europe 03
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Meeting the friends</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After Benton
had showed Stine around the Consulate, there really wasn't that much
to show, and he'd talked briefly with his sister who was on duty
still a week before Benton re-entered his position, he took Stine
downtown to the 27<sup>th</sup> precinct. The sounds were so familiar
to him and Diefenbaker who had come with him knew his way into the
bullpen. Fraser greeted several people on the way in, all with the
same politeness and 'Thank you kindly' on his return. The first
person Benton saw was the last person he wanted to meet, the Civilian
Aid Francesca Vecchio. She flew up from her chair and threw herself
at him “Finally, welcome back Benton” she kissed his cheek. It
was obvious to Benton that her brother hadn't told his sister about
the news. “Thank you kindly Francesca” he said and freed himself
from her. Everyone came up to him before he had a chance to say
something so as Lt Welsh came out of his office and too welcomed him
back Benton took Stine's hand for the big announcement “Thank you
kindly everyone, it's nice to be back. I would like you all to meet
someone very special to me” he paused. He looked around and pointed
at “Ray Vecchio, Stan Kowalski, detectives Huey and Louis, Lt
Welsh, Civilian Aid Francesca Vecchio” he introduced them “This
is my wife Stine” Almost everyone dropped their chins in amazement.
Ray and Stan were the ones who first came up to greet her “Welcome
to Chicago Stine, sorry we disturbed you last night” Ray said “We
simply didn't know Fraser had gotten married when he was away” Stan
added. “You knew?!” Francesca almost threw herself at her brother
who were prepared for this caught her by the arms before she could
hit him. Not before long the buzz went around the station and
everyone who knew Benton came to talk to him and meet Stine. It took
them the best of two hours or so before they could leave and go back
home, but not before they went by the store where of course everyone
knew who Fraser was, not only because of his red suit, but because of
his politeness, it had been the same in the neighborhood back in
Copenhagen. It was an understatement that everyone was pleased to
hear they were married and Stine felt welcome at once.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">When they
came back to the apartment they put away the groceries and Fraser
opened the window, he didn't really like to be inside, but being
inside had some perks he thought and pulled Stine close for a kiss
“Do you know what we've not done yet” he said with his lips to
hers and a naughty glimpse in his eyes as he steered her towards the
bed. “Haven't we?” Stine teased “Not in America” Benton said
and kissed her again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The next
morning Stine called the Danish Consulate on her cellphone to confirm
that she had arrived in Chicago and was coming in for work the next
day. She also checked that she'd be free the next Saturday for the
party Margret was throwing them. As she hung up the phone she felt
Benton's arms around her waist “Why don't you come back to bed”
he nibbled on her neck “We don't have to be anywhere today” he
said. After finally getting up around 11 Benton and Stine went
outside for a walk in the nice late spring weather. They sat down at
a café and shared lunch before they decided to go home for some more
private activities. Diefenbaker who had been with them curled up on
his blanket in front of the fireplace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Diefenbaker and Ben walked Stine to the
Danish Consulate the next morning and when steered their way towards
the 27th precinct. On his way Benton managed to walk three older
women over the street, let a smaller group of children pat and cuddle
Diefenbaker and open a few doors for people who were on their way in
or out of the shops. This was how he was brought up and later trained
to do. At the police station he walked straight over to Ray and
Stan's shared desk. As Ray Vecchio had returned to the precinct Stan
has re assumed his given name, much to avoid the questions. Although
sometimes he still answered when people called for Ray it had been
his name for about two years. "No wife?" Stan asked "She
started work today" Benton said with pride in his voice. "Hey
there Benny" Ray said and patted him on the shoulder as he came
out of the lieutenant's office "Hi Ray" Ben answered.
"Thought you'd still be honey-mooning" Ray teased his
friend and Ben for once had a quick answer "No. Wife's at work"
"That means you can come along with us" he said and pulled
on his trench coat as Stan got up to get ready to leave "Where
are we going?" he asked "Welsh just got a call in. Murder
down by the docks" Ray scratched Diefenbaker behind his ears
"You wanna come" he asked the wolf. Within a few minutes
the all got into Ray's green Buick '72. Benton was a bit surprised on
how well the two detectives came along, they had been like cats and
dogs when he had left for Copenhagen. As usual he looked around his
own way and not like the Americans, together they then went back to
the station. The murdered man was a known criminal and Ray and Stan
weren't that bothered about him being dead, although Stan didn't look
forward to the visit at the morgue, there were something about the
dead bodies that made him uncomfortable. The coroner showed them the
results and to his normal routine Benton dipped his finger and tasted
on some stuff “No!!!” Both Ray and Stan said at the same time
“And you'll...” Ray didn't finish what he thought to say and Stan
left the room. “What?” Benton turned around to look at his friend
“It's disgusting, is what it is” he just shook his head “Well I
can tell you that he probably was killed at a place with a lot of
petrol around” Benton said. “The old gas station we drove passed”
Stan called from outside the doors “Let's go” Ray said and they
all left the morgue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After a long day with a lot of new
impressions and routines to get into Stine came back to the empty
apartment. She opened the fridge to see what she could make for
dinner just as her cellphone rang and she answered with her name “Hi”
she heard the warmth of her husband's voice “Hi yourself, have you
bought yourself a phone?” she knew he didn't like these modern
devices, well he didn't even have a land-line in the apartment “No,
this is Ray Vecchio's” Benton said “So, you're out with Ray?”
She asked a bit disappointed, she had thought they'd spend the
evening together, but again Ben hadn't met his friends for a long
time so if he wanted to go out with them it was ok with her. “As a
matter of fact I'm with both Ray and Stan, we're on our way back to
the precinct now” he had told Stine how he on his time off from the
Consulate sometimes helped the Chicago PD out. “So you will be back
soon?” Stine tried to get an answer “As a matter of fact...”
Ben started “Ray got an invitation from his mother for us to come
for dinner” he paused “Are you up for it?” he didn't get an
answer straight away and was just to say that they didn't have to go
when Stine agreed “Let me know the address and I'll meet you there”
she said. “Or we'll pick you up, we should be there in a minute and
half” “But I need to change” she tried and protest, but heard
from the car that the guys were going straight from work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward: </b>I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-90451513398970833002013-05-27T11:13:00.000+02:002013-05-27T11:13:24.733+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 02
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02 – Meeting Inspector Thatcher</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Benton
woke up the next morning to the smell of coffee and happily he
stretched and with his usual efficiency jump out of bed. "Good
morning" he said and walked the few steps over to kiss his wife
like he had for the last five months, well they had only been married
for one, but had lived together in Stine's apartment when work hadn't
forced Benton to stay at the Consulate almost since they met. "Good
morning Ben" Stine said and smiled at him. She couldn't believe
how fast it all had gone since she had first laid eyes on him when he
in his red formal uniform had stood two steps behind the Canadian
Consult in Copenhagen, his back straight as a pole and hands on his
back. She had been working with the Danish government, she still did
as she had gotten a position on the Danish Consulate in Chicago. “I
think we'll probably have to shop a bit this morning” Stine said.
“I guess so” he agreed “There's nothing in the fridge is
there?” he asked and got a look from Stine “Or in the cupboards,
I know you've lived on your own, but some more plates and glasses
wouldn't go amiss” Benton pulled her close and kissed her. At least
he had gotten some curtains at the windows when Francesca stayed in
his apartment for a few days when the family was threatened due to a
case he and Ray worked on, but he thought maybe it was time to look
for a nicer place, there wasn't even a proper bathroom in the
apartment. He pulled away from Stine and sat down at the table “Maybe
we should look for another place to live as well” he suggested as
she sat down in his lap “Maybe, but this will do fine to start
with” it was the simple things that made this man she loved so
much. “So, I don't have to report to the Consulate until Wednesday,
what shall we do today?” she asked “Well” Benton started “I
need to check in with work and then I thought if you liked to that
we'd go by the 27<sup>th</sup> precinct and I'd introduce you to my
friends there” Stine smiled at him “May I join you at the
Consulate too, I'd like to meet your boss and colleagues too”
Benton nodded his approval “And I think it's good to bond with
another Consulate now when I'm going to work at one too” she added.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As
usual Benton dressed in his red uniform, but with the less formal
attribute and Stine had to admire him just as she always did, he
looked smashing in red. She dressed in a simple pant-suit and was
ready to leave. Out on the street Benton put his hat on and then took
Stine's hand. On the other side of him Diefenbaker trotted nicely,
smelling around as he hadn't been back much in this neighborhood the
last six months. It took them almost 20 minutes which was four more
than it usually took Benton to walk to work, but he had gotten into a
bit slower pace when he was out walking with Stine, when he walked by
himself he still kept his efficient step. Benton was a bit nervous,
he didn't know how the Inspector would take the news about his
marriage. They had kissed a few times, but it never lead anywhere,
mostly because she was Benton's superior. They stood just beneath the
steps to the Canadian Consulate as constable Turnbull opened the door
to go stand on his post in front of the building. The guys greeted
each other by last names and Benton introduce Stine to the junior
constable. Since the post was to start at 9am sharp there were no
time for small talk and Benton was happy about it, Turnbull could be
a bit too much sometimes. “Fraser is that you?” he heard from the
inspector's office as he closed the door. “Yes Sir, it's me” she
came to the door “Oh, it's you” she said as she saw him “I
thought it would be your sister” Benton's sister Maggie Fraser had
been his stand in when he had been in Copenhagen “I'm here Sir”
Maggie came out of the little closet that was the senior officer's
office “I'm sorry” the inspector said “I didn't know you were
already in” she attempted a smile. “Bright and early, needed to
type last week's report” she said and with the same precision as he
brother handed the report to the inspector. “Thank you kindly”
the inspector said “Can I see you in the office” she turned to
Benton “And bring your wife” Benton stood still and actually had
a surprised expression on his face. As Benton closed the door behind
them he looked at the inspector “Sir?” he asked. “Didn't you
think I'd find out when your sister wanted the weekend off to go to
Copenhagen, she said for your birthday but we all know your birthday
isn't for yet another month” she extended her hand to Stine
“Welcome to the Canadian Consulate, I'm inspector Margret Thatcher”
“Stine Jensen...Fraser” Stine said as she shook the inspector's
hand, she still wasn't very used to her new last name. “So, Mrs
Fraser” “Please say Stine” “Stine, I heard you will work at
the Danish Consulate” “Yes I will” Stine confirmed “I'll
start on Wednesday” “I hope you will like 'the windy city'” the
inspector said “I'm sure I will, miss Thatcher” Stine said “I
think I'll go catch up a bit with Maggie” she added and left the
two Canadians to sort out whatever needed to be sorted out. Neither
Benton nor Margret knew what to say or who should start, Benton took
a step closer to the desk the inspector stood behind “So...” he
said “So...” the inspector parroted, no one of them really used
to talk about feelings and maybe that was the reason they never
gotten together. “Oh, this is ridiculous” she went on “we're
both adults and we never promised each other anything” “That's
true” Benton agreed. It took a few more minutes but then the ice
broke and they talked more freely and after 15 minutes or so Margret
asked Benton to go get Stine, as they again entered the office she
asked them to sit down. “What I know want to talk to you about is
that since I learnt about your marriage I've been thinking of
throwing you a party when you came back here. Would you two agree to
let us do that, I've already asked your sister” she looked at
Benton “She's been in contact with some caterers” Benton looked
at Stine “Why not, none of your friends just your sister attended
the wedding, all my family and friends were there so I think it's a
great idea” she then looked at the woman behind the desk “It's a
nice gesture, have you thought about a particular date?” “How
about the next Saturday?” Stine dug out a calender from her purse
“That will do just fine for me” she had already a working
schedule and no weekends were booked so far “That is if the
Consulate hasn't gotten any new appointments since I got my schedule”
“It would be much appreciated if you could look into that as quick
as possible and get back to me” “I will have an answer for you
this afternoon” Stine promised “Thank you kindly” Inspector
Thatcher said and stood up “Why don't you show Stine around the
Consulate” she suggested to Benton who too stood up, just as
straight backed as usual “I might just do that” he said “Thank
you kindly Sir for throwing us the party” “You're most welcome
constable” she lead them to the door and then went back to her
work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright 2013 and forward:</b> I don't own
anything from the series Due South, it's just borrowed for your
entertainment. This is my story though and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-37624699133168696032013-05-21T21:58:00.000+02:002013-05-21T21:59:43.360+02:00Due South - Assignment Europe 01I recently watched the TV-Series Due South again and then I found some nice fanfics on <a href="http://www.fanfiction.net/" target="_blank">Fanficnet</a> and got inspired to write a story myself. This is the result.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Chapter 01 –
Returning to Chicago</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Constable
Benton Fraser of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was laying half
asleep satisfied in his bed. He was finally back home in Chicago
where he had ended up some years ago on the trail of the murders of
his father. The last six months he hand spent in Copenhagen, Denmark
working as a temporary assistant to the Canadian Consult. In his half
sleep he heard someone knock on a door and in his subconscious he
knew the building wasn't very well isolated and it probably was at a
neighbor's the knocking took place but then he heard “No Ray, it
was today he was returning” “But were you sure of the time Stan?”
“Yes, he should be home now” Stan answered and knocked again. Ben
got up and opened the door “Welcome home” the two Chicago
detectives said in unison all while Diefenbaker sneaked in and went
around the small and sparsely furnitured apartment. Without getting
an invitation the two men went inside “So, you're home and you
didn't come by the precinct” Ray Vecchio turned to his friend “We
thought for sure you'd show up” Stan Kowalski added. The dog who
was a half wolf had now come to stop by the bed and sniffed around,
in it laid another person who still was asleep, confused he looked up
at Benton who finally had a chance to speak “Hello everyone” he
knelt down to greet his long time companion “Have they treated you
well” he said to the dog and got licked all over his face in
return. Benton stood up and looked at the two men “How have you
been?” he asked simply “We're more interested in how you've been”
Ray Vecchio looked over Benton's shoulder “And who's that sleeping
in your bed?” he caught a glimpse of something glimmering “You're
dog... have you picked up another man's woman” he patted Benton on
the shoulder, this was not a thing that was something his Canadian
friend did. Stan Kowalski, who at one time had played is now partner
who then had been working undercover to bust a big Mafia in Chicago,
went around the two guys “Don't you you see the simple ring Ray,
this isn't just any woman, Fraser have gotten himself a fiancée”
In a manly way they both hugged and patted Fraser on the back “We'll
leave you alone now, but you have to come around to the precinct
tomorrow and introduce her to us” Ray said “Will do” Benton
said in his usual efficient way although a bit sleepy as his body
still was on European time. As he let his two friends out he held the
door with his left hand around it, when they had gone he closed it
and again patted his dog “Let me get you something to eat and a
bowl of water before I return to bed”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Just
before Ray and Stan arrived at the stairs, they had thru the years
learnt not to trust the elevator, they both stopped and looked at
each other before they turned back and knocked on the door again and
almost before Benton had a chance to open it they both again in
unison said “You're married?!” The detectives hadn't at first
noticed the ring on Fraser's left hand as he had lent on the door.
Benton slightly blushed. “Ben, what's going on” they heard a
sleepy voice from inside the apartment “Nothing Stine, you go back
to sleep” Benton said “Stine?” Ray asked “You've married a
Dane?” Stan asked and the guys weren't doing anything to leave but
they looked at each other and had a silent discussion if they were to
leave or go inside and introduce themselves. Benton looked at the
both detectives, when he had left for his assignment in Denmark they
had been like cat and dog, vowing it would never work out working
together, they were too much alike and now this. He ushered the guys
into the hall “We'll be by tomorrow. Good night” Ray and Stan
again started towards the stairs and Fraser stood looking after them
so he was sure they leave this time “Congratulations” Ray turned
around and said to his friend “Thank you kindly Ray” “Yeah,
congratulations” Stan said as well “Than you kindly Stan”
Fraser closed the door just as he felt a pair of familiar arms around
his waist “So was that the famous detectives Vecchio and Kowalski?”
Stine asked as Benton turned around to kiss her “Mmhm” he
answered with his lips on hers. He took her face in his hands and
deepened the kiss. Just as Stine put her hands under his t-shirt he
felt someone poke his leg and remembered his dog. Reluctantly he
pulled away from the kiss “There's someone I'd like to introduce
you to” he said and took a step back “Stine, this is Diefenbaker,
Dief, he called his dog with the shorter name, this is my wife Stine”
he said with pride in his voice as Stine knelt down to the dog “Hello
Diefenbaker, I hope we can be friends” she said and scratched him
behind the ears.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Benton went back to bed. He
had an early appointment at the Consulate the next morning and he
knew from his trip to Denmark that the time difference wasn't the
easiest to adjust. He put his arms around his wife and tried to fall
asleep. Diefenbaker hadn't any problems to adjust to being home, he
had trampled a few rounds on his blanket by the fireplace before he
laid down to sleep, well as long as he could he had kept an eye on
his human and the new woman; he didn't understand what wife meant
would she leave in a couple of weeks like Veronica had or was this
someone who Benton just would look at as the woman that was called
Sir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
the car back to the precinct the detectives had a lively discussion
about Fraser. "Can you believe it?" Stan said "I mean
as long as I've known him your sister have tried to get him to take
her out in every possible way without success" Ray didn't like
to talk or think of his little sister in that way but he had seen it
for himself the first two years Benton had been in Chicago. "Nah,
it's hard to believe but again when he takes the risk he goes all in"
Ray was thinking of the time when Benton almost ran away with
Victoria, it was the time he had shot his friend in the back as he
thought he had seen a gun in her hand. "But again, sometimes
I've had my doubts about him. How long has he and the ice-queen
thrown eyes at each other?" Stan was referring to Inspector
Margret Thatcher, Benton's boss at the Consulate. The guys were still
talking about it when they came inside the police house Francesca
noticed they didn't have the dog with them and stood on her toes to
see if Benton came in behind them but to her disappointment he
didn't. "So..." she looked at her brother and Stan "Where
is he? Thought you'd bring him back here" Ray shook his head "He
said he was tired, probably will come by tomorrow after he checked in
with work" he didn't want to be the one telling his sister that
Fraser had gotten married. "Is that it?" she asked and
looked at Stan who she sometimes could see if he was lying "Yep,
he was already in bed even we woke him up by the looks of it"
Stan said truthfully. "Ok then" Francesca said disappointed
but flashed a smile at the detective "But you're coming with me
and Ray home for dinner aren't you?" she asked. Stan looked at
the siblings "Wouldn't miss it" all since the second Sunday
after Fraser had left and Stan had driven Ray home as Francesca with
lot of dos and don't had been allowed to borrow Ray's car Stan had
had dinner with the big and very loud Vecchio family. As he had grown
up as an only child in a neighborhood with not too many kids around
he loved all the fussing and on top of it all Mrs Vecchio was a
divine cook, and he always got some leftovers with him home "You
boys look too skinny" she said to him and Ray every week.
Truthfully was that since he started to eat at the Vecchio's he had
been forced to start exercising which he really hated. Although
taking long walks with Fraser's dog weren't too bad, the half wolf
was a real babe-magnet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Disclaimer/Copyright
2013 and forward:</b> I don't own anything from the series Due South,
it's just borrowed for your entertainment. This is my story though
and I feel I own that.</span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-19372527302893942412012-10-21T21:44:00.003+02:002012-10-21T21:44:59.241+02:00Sunset Beach doll factoryI found this in my old SB-files one day. I think it's really funny. I don't know who wrote it but in the mail adresses I see Krista E. and Haley Watkins names. I hope you'll enjoy it!<br />
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Hello and welcome to the Sunset Beach doll factory! Here, you can find
<br />descriptions of all the dolls for Sunset Beach. This will be updated
<br />periodically as the character changes, or a new character is added to the
<br />cast. Enjoy!<br /><br />Today we start out with Caitlin Deschanel. Caitlin comes
complete with eyes <br />that produce tears and long blond hair that is fun to
pull. When you pull <br />Caitlin's string, she says either, "I want my baby!"
(Edition one, <br />discontinued) Or 2, "I can't believe Daddy is dead. I loved
him, you <br />know."(Edition 2)<br /><br />Next, we have Mr. Cole Deschanel. We only
have one edition of this doll, as <br />when we were completing the first edition
he fell apart. Anyway, Cole comes <br />complete with dimples to die for and a
charming grin that will pull any <br />female under his spell. When you pull his
string, though, he gets a serious <br />look and says, "I love you so much,
Caitlin, sweetheart. I never stopped."<br /><br />Next comes AJ Deschanel. This one
has a mysterious, enigmatic, and charming <br />smile on his face. When you pull
his string, he says, "Now that Gregory is <br />gone, I am free to marry
Olivia."<br /><br />Our next charming doll is Gregory Richards. This man wears a
suit and has no <br />other clothes to change him into. He scowls but when someone
yells out in <br />anger or frustration, the scowl turns to a smile. When you pull
his string, <br />his hair gets messed up and he says in a desperate voice, "I did
it for YOU, <br />Caitlin! I love you!"<br /><br />Following Gregory is his wife,
Annie Richards. Annie wears short, sexy <br />clothes that no one else could get
away with, and when you pull her string, <br />she says, "I'm RICH! I'm rich, I'm
rich, I'm rich!"<br /><br />Next comes Olivia Richards. Olivia has several wigs, one
short, one medium <br />legnth and one long. To match Olivia's hair legnth on the
show, you should <br />change her hair once a day. Olivia also carries a baby Trey
in her arms. <br />When you pull her string, she whines "My
baby...."<br /><br />Following Olivia comes Sean Richards. Sean comes complete with
gansta-type <br />clothes, a journal, and his undetachable necklace. When you pull
his string, <br />he says, "I can't believe I never got a chance to tell my Dad
how much I <br />love I loved him. But I hated the bastard, too!"<br /><br />Next is
Emily Davis. Emily wears nice clothes and always has a worried look <br />on her
face. When you pull her string, she cocks her head to the side and <br />says,
"Sean, it's okay..."<br /><br />Following Emily is Amy Nielson. Amy looks at Sean
with longing in her eyes <br />and comes complete with a love potion. When you
pull her string, she says, <br />"...and then I will have Sean."<br /><br />Next comes
Brad Nichols. Brad wears a Hawiian shirt and khaki shorts, and <br />carries a
donut and soft drink. He also has a permanent duh look on his <br />face. When you
pull his string, he says, "I'm hungry..."<br /><br />Then comes Bette Katzenkazrahi.
Bette has a wonderful hairdo and clothes, <br />and carries a notepad to catch the
latest rumors. If you say something <br />shocking, she gasps and covers her
mouth. When you pull her string, she <br />moans, "Oh, Poopsie, I'm
sorry..."<br /><br />Following Bette is Ricardo Torres. Ricardo comes equipped with
everything a <br />detective could possibly need. He has two expressions, The Good
Cop Ricardo <br />and the Bad Cop Ricardo. Recently we have not seen much of the
Good Cop <br />Ricardo. Due to Ricardo's recent debilitating state, when you pull
his <br />string he only utters soundless moans. If Antonio or Gabi come anywhere
near <br />him, his eyes practically bug out.<br /><br />Next comes the beautiful Gabi
Martinez. Gabi has two wigs, a short one and a <br />long one. When she wears the
long one, she has a fierce, mean expression; <br />with the short one she looks
almost childish. When you pull her string while <br />wearing the long wig, she
says, "Rape!!!!" and while wearing the short one <br />she says, "Ricardo can
never find the tape of us making love, Antonio." She <br />comes equipped with
TTOUML to play in your VCR.<br /><br />Our next wonderful doll is Father Antonio
Torres. Antonio comes equipped <br />with two outfits, a priest outfit and a
workout outfit. Doll wears a longing <br />look in his eyes. When you pull his
string, he says, "We have to find the <br />tape of us making love, Gabi." He also
comes equipped with TTOUML.<br /><br />The next doll in the collection is Mama
Carmen Torres, the mother of <br />Antonio, Ricardo, and Maria. She wears a long
dress and a shawl. When you <br />pull her string, she gasps, "Dios Mio! I have to
find a way to get that <br />demon whore out of my sons' lives!"<br /><br />Our next
doll is Vanessa Hart. Vanessa comes with sticky rice crispies that <br />you can
stick to her face if you want her to have Martin's Syndrome. Also <br />has two
wigs, normal and poofy. While wearing the rice crispies, when you <br />pull her
string, Vanessa will say, "I can't let Michael find me." While not <br />wearing
rice crispies, Vanessa says, "I'm so happy we're back together,
<br />Michael."<br /><br />Following Vanessa comes Michael Bourne. Doll, like Sean
Richards, has an <br />undetachable necklace. He wears swimming trunks and a
T-shirt, and a big <br />smile on his face. When you pull his string, he says, "I
love you, <br />Vanessa...but I'm still not sure I can trust ya!"<br /><br />Next
comes Dr. Tyus Robinson. Since the character suffers from
<br />'Boringminorcharacterisits' doll doesn't do anything but stand there in his
<br />white lab coat and smile.<br /><br />Next are the new pair of dolls, Hank and
Joan. Hank wears a flannel shirt <br />and jeans while Joan wears typical
clothes. When Hank's string is pulled, <br />he yells, "You better stop hurting
my daughters, Evans!" When Joan's string <br />is pulled, she alternates between
comforting her daughters and calming Hank <br />down.<br /><br />Next in our series is
Casey Mitchum. Casey wears a T-shirt and shorts. He <br />has a continual "Duh"
look on his face, and also a smile. When string is <br />pulled, he scowls and
says, "I can't believe you did this to me, Sara! Get <br />out, you're just not
good enough for me anymore." If in the presence of Meg, <br />his face will soften
and he'll say, "It's going to be okay, Meg...I promise. <br />I'm here for
you."<br /><br />Following Casey is Sara Cummings. Sara has a nosy look on her face,
and when <br />you pull her string, she talks for over an hour, even when you
start beating <br />her against the wall. (I'm sorry; I just found this one too
priceless to <br />change!)<br /><br />Next we have Tim Truman. Tim has spiky blond
hair and a conniving look on <br />his face. When his string is pulled, he grins,
laughs and says, "Tess, the <br />plan is working PERFECTLY!"<br /><br />Next, we have
a new doll, Tess Marin. Tess has an array of rather <br />unattractive, brightly
colored clothes that come with her. She has an <br />innocent look on her face,
but when you pull her string, she gets a <br />malicious look on her face and
says, "The plan is finally working."<br /><br />The next doll is Benji Evans, the
son of Ben and Maria Evans. He looks <br />adorable until you pull his string, coz
that's when he opens his mouth. He <br />whines about various things each time you
pull his string.<br /><br />Next is the beautiful Meg Cummings. Meg cries a lot. She
has many, many <br />outfits, mostly tank tops. When you pull her string, she
says, "Ben, it's <br />OVER. I'm not going to come between you and your family
anymore!"<br /><br />Following Meg is Maria Torres-Evans. Maria has a forced smile
on her face <br />but really looks like she might cry. When you pull her string,
she says, "I <br />have to remember my missing years."<br /><br />Finally, last but
not least, is Mr. Ben Evans, entrepeneur. Ben has an <br />apologetic look on his
face, and comes equipped with a fisherman's gaff in <br />case you want to pretend
he is Derek Evans. When you pull his string, he <br />says, "I'm sorry, Maria!" or
"I'm sorry, Meg!", depending on which doll's <br />presence he is in.<br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338066779536137632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267284042004101164.post-75393523827184259902012-10-18T22:01:00.002+02:002012-10-18T22:01:43.546+02:00Started with a chat 21<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">~Chapter twenty one~</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meg threw the door open. “Surprise, Happy New Year”
Meg got the shock of her life, outside her front door was her parents “Mom,
dad” she said “But how?” Joan stepped forward and hugged her “It’s all Ben’s
idea. He invited us, he even sent us the tickets” Meg smiled “That’s Ben for
you. Come on in” she stepped to the side and when her parents were well inside
she got a hug from her father too. “I can’t believe you’re here” she said and
showed them into the living room “Can I get you something to drink or eat?” “We
ate on the plane, but some coffee would be nice” Joan said “You too daddy?” Meg
asked “Sure, coffee’s ok” Meg started towards the kitchen and was soon back
“Why don’t we sit outside on the terrace, maybe we can spot Sarah and Jude and
call them over, they’ve been on the beach all day” “Did Sarah leave you to do
all the things for the party on your own?” Joan asked surprised “Well not as
much as I shooed her away, it’s my party and you know how I want to have
control of it all” “That’s true” Joan agreed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ben checked his wristwatch; it was already half past
four that meant that Meg must have gotten his surprise by now. He turned off
the computer, put the papers in a nice pile and left the office. “Hey Mark, you
don’t have to do more clean up now” he said as he passed the bar “I’m almost
done anyways. Did you get the inventory into the computer?” he asked “Yes, and
now I’m going home to Meg” Ben smiled “I’d hope she’s not mad at me” he added
“Why should she be?” “I sent her parents plane tickets and had them flown in
for the party, they should have arrived by now” “Ben, I bet Meg will like that
very much” Mark said and put the towel away “I guess I’m done here, shall we
leave” Mark turned off the lights from the bar and walked towards the stairs.
“I’ll see you later then” Ben said as he turned on the alarm and locked the
doors “Sure thing wouldn’t miss it for the world”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After having coffee Meg showed her parents around the
house “By the way, where are your bags?” Meg asked as they arrived back
downstairs. “At the hotel” Joan said with a smile “Ben arranged a room, well a
suite for us at the Grenadine’s” Meg sighed “I don’t know how I could have met
such a lovely man” “He sure is” Joan agreed just as Ben walked thru the front
door “Hello” he said and walked over to greet Joan and Hank “Did you have a
pleasant trip” “Yes it was, such luxury to fly first class” Hank answered as he
shook Ben’s hand “First class?” Meg asked astonished “Only the best is good
enough” Ben said and gave her a soft kiss “Talking about that” Joan said “We’d
better get back to the hotel to freshen up” “Already?” Meg said “You’ve not met
Sarah yet” Joan gave her a quick hug “We’ll meet Sarah tonight and besides I
bet you’ve still got a few things to take care off” Meg smiled “You know me too
well mom” she walked her parents to the door and when she closed it behind them
she turned around and rushed over to Ben and threw her arms around his neck “I
love you Ben Evans, thank you so much for flying my parents out here”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Just before seven people started to arrive, Meg was
overwhelmed by all the gifts they brought. From Casey and Rae and the others at
Surf Central they got an exclusive carafe and two champagne glasses; Paula,
Gaby and Elaine arrived with a big palm tree plant and a gift certificate at
Sunset Sisters. Olivia had almost apologized when she handed over their present
that too was a gift certificate “I didn’t know what you wanted or needed for
your house” she had said “This way you can buy what you want or need yourself”
Meg had smiled and reassured her it was a great gift. Even Antonio and Ricardo
showed up. Meg introduced them to her parents but she didn’t say that they were
brothers of Ben’s ex-wife. Antonio would probably be the priest that would
marry Ben and Meg when they had set a date. Of course Bette was there, she had
her little recorder in one hand and her notepad and pen ready in her purse, the
first column of the year was going to set the bar high for the rest of the
year. The most unexpected guests showed up last, it was Ben who opened the door
“Hi Ben” Annie said “I know this is awkward” she grabbed Oscar’s hand for
support “But we’ve been friends a long time Ben and I really want to wish you
and Meg all the happiness” Meg who wondered why it took so long for Ben to let
the guests in arrived at his side “Hi Annie, officer Ruiz” she said with a
smile “Why are you all standing here, come on in” Meg knew Annie was an old
friend of Ben’s and the best friend of Maria’s, but there had never been any
bad blood between them and besides officer Ruiz was a close friend to the Surf
Central crowd and had been over when Meg invited the others so she had invited
him too “Thank you Meg” Annie said and stepped thru the door “You look lovely”
she complimented Meg on her dress. “Thank you Annie, you look nice yourself”
the girls then laughed, they had on the same dress the difference was that
Meg’s were blue and Annie’s burgundy. Ben saw to it that Annie and Oscar got
drinks and told them to mingle around. Food was set out for people to pick when
they wanted too. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meg did her best to talk to everyone at the party, but
it wasn’t the easiest as there were so many friends here. Bette had taken aim
for Meg’s parents and when Meg saw that she only hoped they weren’t feeling
interrogated. She heard someone cling a glass and turned around to see Ben
standing on the little landing “May I have your attention please” Ben said and
those who were on the terrace came inside. As everyone gathered around Ben locked
eyes with Meg and got her to come over and when she was standing by his side he
spoke again. “Thank you all for coming tonight, it means a lot to me to have
all my friends and family around to celebrate this day” He took Meg’s hand
“From the beginning this was only planned to be a housewarming party but when I
was in Kansas with Meg and her family to celebrate Christmas I asked Meg to
marry me and she made me the happiest man by accepting and as our dear friend
Mark made the announcement yesterday on New Year’s Eve this turned out to be an
engagement party as well” Everyone clapped their hands and cheered “Meg” he
turned and looked at her “If you have any idea how happy I’ve been since I met
you, first on the internet and then in real life you only know half of it,
because I’ve never been this happy in my life, Meg you are my life, my soul
mate and I look forward to growing old with you” Ben dried a tear away from
Meg’s cheek and turned to look for Hank and Joan “Hank and Joan” he started
“Thank you for raising such a lovely woman, I’ve only started to learn to know
you both recently but I know that Meg wouldn’t be who she is today if it wasn’t
for the way you brought her up” he then looked over at Olivia and Gregory “My
dear aunt Olivia”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he said with warmth in
his voice “I’d like to thank you and Gregory too for taking Meg to your hearts
like you did when you first met her. I love you both as you were my parents”
Ben looked around the room and then raised his glass “Now, this is a happy
occasion” he said with a smile “I want you all to have a great time, eat and
drink all you can. Dance the night away as I’ve got the best DJ in the house
tonight and don’t worry about waking up the neighbors as their here” he looked
at Bette since the house on the other side was empty at the moment. Ben bent
his head and gave Meg a kiss and the others raised their glasses in a cheer “To
Ben and Meg and their new house” Gregory said. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As Ben had held his speech Mark had prepared the music
with Ben and Meg’s song ‘At Sunset Beach’ and he put it on. Meg took Ben’s hand
and led him down the step to the floor and moved close to him, as they started
to sway to the music Meg whispered “Thank you Ben, it was a lovely speech. I
love you so much” “I love you too” Ben said and kissed her. When Ben and Meg
parted from the dance Hank came over and shook Ben’s hand “That was a lovely
speech, I knew from the beginning you were of the good kind” Ben smiled “Thank
you Hank” The party went on half the night and around 4 in the morning Ben and
Meg fell onto the bed exhausted “Good thing we don’t have to open the Java Web
in the morning” Meg sighed “I wouldn’t gotten half of the things done right”
and Ben laughed “Oh I think you would, you can do them in your sleep by now”
“Well that’s how it would have been” Meg said and closed her eyes and drifted
off to sleep.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">___________________________________________________________________________</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All connections to
Sunset Beach and real life characters are purely for your pleasure.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">©tinadolphin@comhem.se
2012- </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">~Chapter twenty~</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Back in Sunset Beach Ben and Meg went to the house to
shower and change before they headed towards the party at the Deep. Ben did his
best to catch up with Mark in the office and Meg was busy working in the bar.
Ben finally had the time to get downstairs to the bar “Is it busy?” he asked
Meg with a grin “Dah?” she answered and took the filled tray to go serve at a
table. When she came back Ben caught her by the arm and pulled her in for a
kiss “I love you” he said and smiled at her “I love you too Ben, but if you
haven’t noticed your club is filled with a lot of people” “I know, but I still
wanted a kiss from you” and he kissed her again before he let her go. Meg left
with a laugh.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After closing the Deep around 2am Ben and Meg went
back to the house and fell exhausted asleep. The next day was a normal day and
Meg knew she was scheduled to be at the Java Web to take care of the early
deliveries. When she came home in the afternoon she had to finish with the last
things in the house, especially the guest room, or should she make it rooms?
She texted her sister straight away; “Hiya, do I need to fix one or two rooms
for you and Jude?” she got a reply back instantly “One would be fine ;)” she
sighed happily “What was that about?” she looked up and saw Ben stand in the
doorway leaning against the frame filling the door up “Nothing really, just
texted Sarah to ask if I needed to fix up an extra guestroom” “I take it
they’ll share?” Meg nodded and walked over to put her arms around him. She
didn’t have any shoes on so she had to stand on her tiptoes to reach up for the
kiss “What are you doing home?” she asked since she knew he had some business
meeting with Gregory in the afternoon “I had to pick some files up that I had in
the safe” “Do you know when you’ll be back?” she asked and Ben shrugged his
shoulders “Seven or eight, then I need to be at the Deep around ten” Meg smiled
at him “Ok, then I’ll fix us some dinner around eight” Ben pulled her close for
another kiss “What did I do to get you in my life” “I don’t know but I’m happy
you did whatever you did” Meg answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ben had made some plans of his own during the morning;
tonight he was going to give the ring to Meg. He had found one of her favorite
rings that he knew she usually wore on her ring-finger and brought it to the
jewelry’s to get the other ring fitted for size. When he arrived home from his
meeting with Gregory he walked into the house from the terrace where he had put
a bottle of champagne and a bowl of strawberries that he had been at the Deep
to pick up on the table. “I’m home” he called to Meg and went towards the
kitchen. “I didn’t hear the door” Meg said as she came to meet him and greeted
him with a kiss. “I came thru the terrace-doors” Ben said “Just had to take a
look at that spectacular view of ours” he smiled and took her hand “Why don’t
you come with me?” he asked and Meg followed. When they arrived at the terrace
Ben opened the champagne and poured them each a glass “I want to toast to us
and to the life ahead in this house” he looked at her and as she sipped her
drink he took out the box he had in his pocket “I’ve got something for you” he
said and went down on one knee “I’ve already asked you once, but this time it’s
for real. Meg Cummings, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?” he asked
and opened the box. The ring inside was the most spectacularly Meg had ever
seen “Oh Ben” she said and looked him in the eyes “Of course I’ll marry you”
Ben took out the ring and put it on her finger “It was my mom’s” he said “I
borrowed one of your other rings and had it fitted” Meg put her arms around his
neck and kissed him before she took another look at the ring “Ben it’s amazing,
I’m so honored you gave this to me” “You are my soul mate Meg, the only other
person I’d would have given it to would have been if I’d ever had a daughter”
Meg saw a tear in his eye “That can still happen” she smiled and reached for
her glass. Meg couldn’t stop looking at the ring.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It wasn’t many of the guests in the night club on New
Year’s Eve that missed that Ben and Meg had gotten engaged, could be the fact
that Mark had announced it just before he played Ben and Meg’s favorite song
‘At Sunset Beach’. It had been a busy evening and this was the first time Ben
and Meg had a chance to dance, just before the countdown for midnight.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">New Year’s Day Meg woke up already around 8 am
although she hadn’t been in bed until closer to 4.30. She had a lot to do as
they were throwing a housewarming party that Meg now suspected would turn into
an engagement party. She didn’t know if she would be angry with Mark or happy
that he had made the announcement. The worst had been that Maria Ben’s ex-wife
had been there, standing just a few feet away from the bar. The look Meg got
from her was far from friendly. Just as Meg was to put the duvet to the side
and get up she felt Ben’s arm around her waist “What’s the hurry?” he asked a
bit groggily. Meg rolled over and looked at him “I’ve got a lot to do” she
answered. Ben shook his head “Not just yet” his hands started wander her lovely
body, his kisses hit the right spot and Meg couldn’t resist him “You drive me
crazy” Meg whispered in his ear just before she nibbled on it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When Meg finally got out of bed it was much later than
she had planned, but making love with Ben had been just as amazing as ever. She
dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt and went downstairs. Just as she stepped
off the stairs her sister came in from the balcony “Good morning, happy new
year” Sarah walked over and gave her a hug “Thank you so much for inviting us
and letting us stay here” Meg smiled at her sister “There were nothing to it”
she said “I love having you here, besides before we both know it it’s time for
you and Jude to get to L.A” Sarah smiled at the thought. Meg walked towards the
kitchen she needed something to eat before she got started with all the
preparations.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“Mmm it smells lovely” Meg turned around and saw Ben
standing in the doorway dressed in jeans and a blue t-shirt, how could a man
always look so sexy as Ben did “It’s just coffee” she said and smiled at him
“And toast” Ben added just as two pieces of bread popped up of the toaster, in
two steps he was by the counter and snapped the bread just before Meg could
take them “Hey, those are mine” Meg said with a laugh “You have to make your
own” Ben bent his head and kissed her “Why don’t you put two new in and we’ll
share” he started to butter them while they still were warm. “Ben Evans, you’re
incurable” she sighed “But still you love me” Ben grinned “So, what can I help
you with here today?” he asked “Not a thing Mr. Evans, if I don’t remember
wrong you’ve got some inventory to do” Now it was Ben’s time to sigh “Please
don’t remind me” “Of course, if you like we can change jobs, you cook and I’ll
go do the inventory” Meg suggested. “As much as I love cooking I think it’s
still safer that I’ll do the inventory” Ben said as he sat down on one of the
stools.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sarah and Jude left Meg alone in the house to enjoy a
few hours on the beach. Meg was busy preparing food and drinks, putting some
folding chairs up against the walls so people easily could grab one if they
wanted to sit down. When she was almost done and ready to go shower she
realized she still hadn’t put all hangings up on the walls, they stood on the
floor nearby where they had talked about hanging them “Well” she sighed “I
better put them in the hall closet for the time being” she started to gather
them when the doorbell rang. “Give me a break” she said and then called “I’ll be
right there”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Thanks to a good system on his computer the inventory
didn’t take all day, Ben was just about to finish up when he thought of
something, he was going to do an inventory on his own life. He opened his mail
program and started a new mail to “Dorothy from Kansas”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“My dearest, I’m sitting here almost finished with the
inventory of my company and thought of you. If I hadn’t met you on the net
those months ago I would have been on the minus side on my personal life, now
I’m in total balance, more balance than I’ve ever been. I’m so happy I met you,
I’m so happy you agreed to marry me and I’m looking forward to spending the
rest of my life with you. The love I feel for you is hard to put into words,
but I hope I will be able to show it to you every day from now on until
eternity. Yours forever, S.B”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">___________________________________________________________________________</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All connections to
Sunset Beach and real life characters are purely for your pleasure.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">©tinadolphin@comhem.se
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">~Chapter nineteen~</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Even though
Meg and Sarah helped out a lot in the kitchen preparing for the next day it was
a pretty laid back day this Christmas Eve. Ben and Meg had already decided to
go to the Buckaroo again in the evening and were trying to get Sarah and Jude
to come along. “You should go out and enjoy yourself while you’re young” the
girl’s grandma said. She had taken alike to both Ben and Jude at once and when
Hank had told her and Joan about his meeting with Ben. “That young man will
make a very good husband for Meg” she had said “I too was blinded by Tim, but
knowing what we know now I’m very happy for Meg she didn’t go thru with that
wedding” “You’re such a wise woman Sophie” Hank said to his mother-in-law and
she laughed “I see something in Ben that I once saw in you Hank, a young man
who knows what he wants”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the dishes were done from their dinner
Ben and Meg, Sarah and Jude went to the Buckaroo. It was pretty crowded for
Christmas Eve, a lot of Meg’s old friends from school were there and she talked
to as many as she could. Some of them wanted to know if she had seen Tim since
she got back, a lot of them wanted to know about California. She felt like she
was the only one ever been out of the state. “I just need to get to the
bathroom” she told Ben when he asked her to dance “I’ll be here waiting” he
said and sat down. Jake was playing this evening too and the crowd loved him.
At the moment he had taken a break. Just as Meg walked out of the bathroom she
met him “Hi, you’re playing great tonight too” she said with a smiled and Jake
just grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into the office. He didn’t say
anything but pushed her against the door and kissed her, Meg put her hands
against his chest to push him away but the kiss was familiar and she gave into
it. With not too much resistance left Jake pulled away “I’m sorry Meg” he said
breathless “I didn’t mean to do that” he turned around and pulled his hands
thru his hair before he looked at Meg again “I know it doesn’t make it right, I
just had to take the chance” Meg still stood with her back against the door
“Jake…” She started but didn’t know how to go on, was she going to drag up the
past. Jake stood closer now he rubbed her arms up and down “I know I’ve got no
rights doing this, I know you’re with Ben and he seems to be a great guy, I
just had to grab the chance” Meg moved away towards the desk in the room “Ben
is the greatest” she said still with her back to him “I love him more than I’ve
ever loved anyone” she turned around “Jake, maybe I can say I regret not
breaking up with Tim all those years ago, but both you and I know we’re totally
different people today. I mean you’re the big country star” she smiled “There
is someone special out there for you too” she filled in “Have you maybe already
met her?” Meg teased when she saw something glints in his eyes. “Well… it’s
early days yet” he admitted “But I’ve been seeing this girl that was in my
latest video”. Meg walked over and gave him a hug “I hope it turns out well”
she then left the office to go back to Ben.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There was
still some life left in the fireplace when they got back to the house. Ben and
Meg sat down on the floor with a cup of hot chocolate. Meg snuggled closer to
Ben and just enjoyed the moment. The house was so quiet and everyone else had
gone to bed, even Sarah and Jude had gone straight to their rooms. Meg moved so
she sat in front of Ben, he wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck “I
love you Meg” he whispered and Meg took his hands and softly kissed them “I
love you too Ben” she hadn’t told him about the run in with Jake, she felt that
it wasn’t necessary. Ben looked into the fire for a while “It’s magic, don’t
you think” he said more like a statement than a question and Meg turned her
head “Everything I share with you is magic” she said and kissed him. Ben
slipped down among the pillows they had put there to sit comfortable and pulled
Meg with him, he knew it couldn’t lead to anything this night, but just being
close and kissing was almost as good. He rolled her over so he was on top. As
they broke the kiss Ben looked Meg deep in her eyes “Marry me Meg” he said and
they both sat up. Meg was a bit in shock “I know this is a spur of the moment,
I don’t even have the ring with me” Ben said “You have a ring?” Meg said
astonished “Yes I’ve got it back in Sunset Beach, I didn’t plan on asking you
just yet, but…” he took a deep breath “Meg, I love you with all of my heart and
I want to share the rest of my life with you” Meg took his face in her hands “I
love you too Ben, heart and soul and I too want to be with you for the rest of
my life” she pulled him close for a kiss “I’d love to marry you” Ben kissed her
again and sighed “It feels strange not to have the ring for you” Meg smiled “I
don’t need a ring Ben, I’ve got you and that’s all that matters” “You’re one of
a kind Meg Cummings” Ben kissed her again and then reluctantly pulled away “I
guess we better get to bed now, I don’t know if I can keep away from you
otherwise” he stood up and offered his hand to Meg to help her up. Hand in hand
they walked up the stairs where they shared another kiss before they parted.
Meg threw herself on the bed, she grinned from ear to ear, she was getting
married to Ben, she felt like screaming it out to the world, but for now she’d
keep it to herself. Ben undressed and slipped into bed, he was surprised with
himself for being so impulsive and damned himself at the same time for not
packing the ring, although he had thought he’d ask her at a romantic meal or a
nice picnic when it was just the two of them, the only right of all that had
been that it had actually been just the two of them.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The next
morning Meg was woken up by someone knocking on the door, it was Ben with a
fresh cup of coffee “Good morning my love” he smiled as Meg sat up in bed and
got the cup handed to her “Good morning to you too and Merry Christmas” Ben
bent forward to kiss her “Merry Christmas” Meg was the one that broke the
silence “So, shall we tell everyone or shall we wait?” she put her head on the
side as she looked at Ben who shrugged his shoulders “It’s all up to you, I
mean I didn’t give you the ring…” he felt a little bad about that, but now he
could at least have Meg try it and maybe get it readjusted if needed. “That’s
that…” Meg said “But again I’d love to shout it from the rooftop” Ben laughed
at her happiness “Then let’s tell them all tonight” Robert and Susan wasn’t
coming until later on in the day as they were going to her parents for lunch.
“But only if you’re really sure about it” Ben added. “I’d hate to wait until
we’re back in Sunset Beach and then call home and tell them, so yes Ben, I’m
sure about it. Besides grandma deserves to hear it from us both” she just loved
her grandma.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When Ben
and Meg told everyone about their news it was all happy faces. “But you have to
wait with the wedding until after the twins are born” Susan said “I don’t want
to look like this in your wedding pictures” and Meg smiled “Of course we will
wait” she said and Ben took her hand “But not too long” he looked at her with a
smile “No, but I don’t want to rush it either, I only plan on doing this once…
I mean for doing it once for real” Joan had taken out an old photo album that
she first showed to her mother “Do you remember this?” it was taken in the
garden of Sophie’s house and it was Meg, Sarah, Robert, their cousins and a few
other kids. The girls had managed to dress the guys up to play wedding “I do,
what a job the girls did, picking flowers and getting the boys all dressed up”
she said and pointed “Who’s that?” she asked about the guy standing next to Meg(who
as the oldest girl was the bride) and it got Meg curious to look too “Yeah mom,
who’s that, it’s not Tim for sure” and Joan looked a bit closer “I can’t say
for sure” she carefully took the photo out of the corners and read on the back
“Oh, it’s Jake. It was the first summer Owen’s were here, about 5 years before
they moved here” She handed the photo to Hank to pass around and in a teasing
mood he looked at Meg “This looks like another match made in heaven” although
from the little he’d gotten to know Ben, there could be no one better for his
little girl, Jake was touring with his music and he wanted a man that was close
to home for Meg. When the photo reached Ben Meg tried to get it from him, she
didn’t want him to see it, she had on a flowery summer dress and on special
permission she had gotten to borrow her grandmother’s old veil for the photo
and of course the veil was way too big and long for the young Meg “You look
lovely” Ben said affectionately. Meg looked at her grandmother “Do you still
have the veil?” she couldn’t for the life of her even think of why she had
bought a new for her no-wedding to Tim “Yes I have” Sophie smiled at her “I
even have the dress, but I think that’s very out of fashion” she looked over at
Susan “Although the little tiara I gave to Susan for hers and Robert’s wedding”
Meg smiled “Something old, something borrowed” she said quietly to herself.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The next
morning was busy; of course Susan and Robert had come for breakfast, then after
lunch Ben and Meg were leaving to get back to Sunset Beach in time for the
boxing-day party. Sarah and Jude weren’t to come for another two days and Meg
was happy about it, hopefully she’d get the house ready in time. Sarah was
dropping them off at the airport as she had some friends to meet in town “Now,
if you change your mind please text or call and let me know and I’ll come down
and pick you up” Meg said as she hugged her sister tightly “You don’t have to
worry Meg, we’ll take the shuffle, it’s all planned and paid for, besides I bet
you’ll be busy with the house and work anyways” Meg rolled her eyes “That’s
true, but you know me, I need an excuse to take a break or I’ll just go on”
Sarah laughed “That’s true, you’re like one of those Duracell-bunnies, you just
go on and on and on….” She said until Meg playfully hit her on the arm “I still
love you though” Sarah said and hugged her sister again “I think we’d better go
thru security now Meg” Ben said and Meg hugged her sister again “I’ll see you
in two days then sis” she said as they parted “You try and stop me from sunny
California, I’m just happy to get away from this snow” Sarah reassured.</span></div>
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