CHAPTER 19
When they arrived in Norfolk Wayde and Tiny took a Yellow Cab to the Naval Station. An MP at the base gate called ahead. Then he directed the cab driver to the building where they were to meet Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Howard.
Military personnel escorted them into a large conference room where colorful pictures of military parades adorned the cream-colored walls. A few minutes later, Lieutenant Commander Howard entered. Her beauty strikes them. They rose in unison, and Wayde introduced himself and Tiny. Her face was a bit flushed as she sat down on the opposite side of the long, highly polished, dark wood table.
“I’m confused as to why a United States senator would arrange this meeting. Are you with the government?”
“Honestly no, Lieu–” Wayde hesitated. “Do I address you
