我對於落日與晚風的看法是：兩者錯離又同步，講求的是時機與緣份；愛情同樣講求這兩點，但是固中又有沒有人為可努力、可爭取促成的部份呢？落日與晚風，寒與熱的交匯之間能看盡人心的真與假、努力的渺小與高貴，就如下文的朱塔瑪與約納森。一切在人，人是因，人亦是果。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GrMFm8FE7
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsR1cMEXSsH
PS. 文中所及的百樂宮—Titanic主題曲噴泉表演是真實存在的，紀錄在這裡。
「朱塔瑪，我們需要好好……」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1XWDJxv4W
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirbT36kQJ7
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDtkETgvNq
「I do not consent to be accompanied by a former Lieutenant Colonel。Leave me alone，would you。」（我拒絕由前中校伴行。離我遠點，麻煩你。）
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ6hkhTJBN
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5LDR4J0Ej
大腦將這段女音回放了一整天，身旁的引擎風與歡呼聲衝擊著男人從未止痛的心臟。一切都沒變，卻也面目全非：凌厲的、果敢的，全都屬於那個他夢迴千百遍的人。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNmga41cRl
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b5iy54mdE
「我沒必要故意去搜查一個優秀的退役美軍……但很遺憾，我現在真的無法離開妳的視線範圍；我也是來觀光的——這是憲法修正案允許的。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupK8w2VoTs
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsEymb4Dal
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUUGzSEvhM
約納森．麥巴倫扯開道微笑，連話語都隱隱顫抖——不知道是被那些言詞刺痛了，還是百味雜陳的愛戀讓他快要窒息而亡。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBEe41KbNB
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvhJaUqyWr
賭城、聖誕、百樂宮，全部全部都是深植記憶的承諾，教他怎能心如止水？
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfL2eMGGhY
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2XVkRlyOK
最後6小時，他能否借助聖誕節的神奇力量，挽留她？
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKACXHlktSA
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxPn0J7Irt
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR7QZVdQUN
「……Suit yourself then。」（……那就悉隨尊便。）
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAuENbHkUZ
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwedFzjGSsU
絕對的硬碰硬是戰場上最愚蠢的做法，於是朱塔瑪深深調息，然後沿著賭城大道南行。赭紅早已染塗一邊天，照落她一頭棕黑摻藍的髮絲；十二月的美國西部內陸清涼而乾燥，黃沙微鹹隨風拂過她刺青的後頸，倒比當年黃昏持槍在阿富汗當值好過些。現在她走在賭城街頭就只是個普通的美國公民，孑然一身得高貴——
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJiTBxABFd
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dfOBXjZKF
比起只知等待和信任的從前，好太多了。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsjNlJAk6V
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FYgdAdMuW
她這樣想著，冷冽著撲面的晚風又柔和了不少，乃至有一句話於她轉身的瞬間湧上心頭、衝出咽喉：417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQa298QvsqT
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmX8E3Vx9i
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRzl8i35zo
「我要去百樂宮，別跟來。」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSwzraBEcq
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnyhkQ3VYz
沒有他項，惟有百樂宮。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpAgMi2zsB
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlH90UwuReC
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFnM8jOOFE
「我當然不會這樣做。」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJVAPaqWYz
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasZhDdloYI
約納森立即回話，又往眼前一身米白的泰裔女人靠近了些，最後一直維持落後她三、四米。沙漠夕陽下緊綰的棕髮低調沉實，如年輪般無聲訴說她六年消聲匿跡的成長——作為前長官、前戰友，誠然他樂見最短的歲月將她打磨成身心狀態最佳、最有力的武器。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kHCQwBoeN
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdj67CZCM07
可關鍵是，她本來不是這樣的，她不應該變成這樣的。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DIKv4v8O9
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i7BWJoTgK
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EvxsinDkW
有幾陣冷風肆虐心房，男人擰起了雙眉，深藍似海的眼眸烙印著那整綰的軍髻與性感的刺青。上次這樣看她已經是七年半前的事了；那最後一個他駐守阿富汗的夜晚，她就坐在男軍宿舍門前的路口發呆。她頸後的阿拉伯文讓他拋棄了軍紀與理智，走上前帶她走進了他的駐地……
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG95LpcThli
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENFeepV7ZK
那一天，從黃昏到深夜，他與她互相索求。濃烈的愛意讓軍舍床笫間的哭聲與呻吟銘刻他的心底，從此潰瘍化膿，日夜折磨著從償願的他。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXxnPuKo2r
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuxtJNuELU
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkwI42TFlX
「賭場在裏面，你自己進去吧。」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPZIsroqcz
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwpkg5PURQ
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgT8SSGBm5
約納森聞聲回神，朱塔瑪站到了白石欄邊，面朝著百樂宮的招牌豪華噴泉。波瀾萬千的水面已然染上夜晚的第一道靛彩，溫暖的景象正飛速消逝。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yS9vt8CEh
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBQtMoGB12
又一個沙海裏的諾言。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLnndcgVby
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRQH3q9Lnt
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXom5WEidzR
「我想這次應該會播Titanic。」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxETQ4WLo8f
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRd7EL3Q7a
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W8xZbm5F7
朱塔瑪皺眉回首，約納森就在身邊，眼看著奢華非凡的百樂宮亮起了金光般的夜燈。千篇一律的水柱已然聞歌起舞，悠揚的樂聲正勾勒著曾經的美夢。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LBvEEoy4H
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnSvSibr6J
剛好今日自己穿了一身米白馬甲與長褲，連高跟鞋都是Jimmy Choo的婚鞋，不說真以為她是誰的新娘。所以問題來了，有哪個新娘會想當Titanic裏的蘿絲小姐？那可是新婚即喪偶守寡。不過今時今日婚姻早已不重要，婚後生活形同守寡的大有人在，倒不需要過於感慨。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWdMlWu6VN
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbjAz1Cdul
觀望著名的噴泉表演，水柱間她彷彿看見了耍樂於巴米揚黃昏的自己。那一天下了罕見的太陽雨，在晚霞的雨水與山谷微風下她跑向了他、第一次與他接吻，就在隊友和長官面前高調地相愛——仍然一身戰服、一手鐵血，但她感覺自己已經成為了他相守到老的妻子。她發過誓她會遵守與莉莉小姐的約定，不會讓病魔或者戰火奪走她和他的未來……
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bL749dsCG
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKnEC2675Z
只是，只是。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcw1aPyjTl
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkx6vK9sob
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE9xuGcWml
「朱塔瑪，我一直都愛著妳的。」「那又如何。」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnqKZjrUKG
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDlLFpKdWa
「我很抱歉七年前欺騙了妳……但是我發誓我和莉莉已經結束了，我愛的女人從來都是……」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvONniupb4
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiS0E3tBlH
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgAJiqhIY0
「You lied to me because of her，that's all it takes。」（你為了她而欺騙我，那就夠了。）
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCsYaQF1u6
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6T3GoWKji
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGusvw1rva3
熟悉的長笛間奏柔和得多諷刺，朱塔瑪很想笑，但話題沉重又疼痛得壓碎任何正面情緒。畢竟深愛過，她只能看著日歿下夢幻的百樂宮，任由視線悄悄模糊：417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRrkJwdVOQ
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2eUK92sC2
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpY9TT1jkH
「你知道軍隊和我的底線同樣是誠實，再大再小的事都好，說謊無助解決問題。人一失信就什麼都會變質，更何況七年了，能保證什麼？中校先生，你說過會讓我在這裡成為你的妻子，但是我……」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOdLlylMPP
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3ZeNwMLvB
夕陽彌留一剎，歌曲的高潮帶動了激昂衝天的水舞，陣陣清寒撲面刺骨。約納森聽不清那句話，看清了她的唇瓣——那片他眷戀而心疼的嫩唇，為他判了死刑。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMSZuXwumW
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIzFzQAPCt
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLozN62AYv
軍紀與原則扼殺了愛戀，而罪魁禍首是他本意善良的謊言。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAuuyzbpBE
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9aat60H6d
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXfQWdMl9v
「……我不會再來這裡了，朱塔瑪。」「Suit yourself，it's my last day in Vegas anyway。（隨便你，反正這是我在賭城的最後一日。）」
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyatouFWWr
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64mXPOV5Lr
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ404H7Ip9Fw
對啊，最後一日——正確來說，最後6小時了。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSK37rxsnr
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94C2vjn1Ne
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Xa6RP11dc
女人前靠著冰涼的石欄，一手往眼下輕輕拭抹。這個聖誕夜她就要飛回泰國，眼前的百樂宮噴泉是她和他的最後一站了。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0A7SJJz8P
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpRAZ2O8mf
閉口否認，真是不愛了嗎？也許只是藉口，也許只是物極必反。然而無論如何，Titanic已屆尾聲，她只能緩緩起身離開——417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0dwI74fl3
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeov30HBKO
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzirRuoZXU
高溫籠罩後背與頸後，瞬間夢迴阿富汗的刺青夜，情感與時光同步倒流。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtp8oV1u3FL
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhpEkpKdp2
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6QK0sE6cj
「Fuck that army motto……marry me this time，I beg……」（去他的軍紀……今天嫁給我，我求求妳……）
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQaw8B8K2f
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecqRWLjmFx
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy7jsTfU6o
如同那個在喀布爾機場的黃昏，男人緊緊抱住將要遠去的愛人；惟有當下他肆意落淚，任由最後一枚達姆彈粉碎心臟與未來。Chanel No.5的強風多令人依戀，只可惜……等等？
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wvxYQ604T
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eHcLMPaGi
他愣神被縛，相擁的胸前竟有一陣熱雨灑落，乃至只能聽見她說的四個字。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDHxzYaypt
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFtOy6Euw9
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU8gr1HbKD
「We ain't members anymore……」（我們不再是軍人了……）
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb92o1xHal
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwl3w4ySmv
——如果這次妳能從馬扎里沙里夫回來，我們就退役回賭城，今年聖誕去百樂宮結婚。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3MBQjvYjT
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKjQIX4qPP
——你說的，我死了都給我辦冥婚哦……
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNjIVDuOiz
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhro1kX4mx
——那就活下去，為了我。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLCs4Rv0HF
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd1dMTiEa5
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz8KjXoMY3
百樂宮重新亮起夜燈，將哭泣的雙影攏於大道露台。一如當年在帝國的墓地之巔，落日之後、飛翔之前，真心相擁於晚風中。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohgyIjxIBa
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLU560AVu6
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj4LoriVoV
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSgDja2r8z
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYh0rhIEwDB
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuZR9wvknT
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNJkmsioSx
Fin。
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBETBsm1PNt
