. er Miles, this really could take a bit of time. Looks like we're going to have to come up with a better process. Maybe contact folks before they arr...ve and have them do the shopping off stage.''Hey, I just had a thought. Have you folks eaten this evening? If not, maybe you'd like a sample of what we're trading Miklit's people for the matter transmission network? Oh, and how do you guys take your coffee?''Let me ask real quick. If it's yes, that'll be one black and one with cream and two sugar. We got just what we needed,"Eliza looked over at me."Yes, I'll tell her. God, this whole situation is such a mess. I don't know why you didn't just kill that mother fucker in the first place,"The voice on the other end said something, which Eliza scoffed at."I'm hanging up now. Bye," she said into the phone as she clicked it off before tossing it on the bed."Who... who was that?" I said to her, putting my hand on her thigh to try and calm her down. She flinched away from me and stood up."Where. " She giggled as she pushed him away and swam back to the shore. John had to stay in the water for a while to let his bulge go down. As he exited the water he noticed Kathy walking off the beach.Ann finished her shower and put on her robe. She tied her hair up in a towel and moved out of the outside shower. John must be inside she thought as she entered the house and heard the shower running in the hall bath. She needed the air dryer from the bathroom so she opened the door. She could see. Michael felt a rush of pure envy at the joy in the other man, although Iris seemed for the moment to be stunned into silence. Trudy of course was the first to rush across to hug them and congratulate them.She looked across at Laurie and him, and then her eyes slid past them, and the colour drained from the older woman’s face.Michael turned in the direction of her eyes, to his uncle who had a look of horrified recognition on his face as he stared at Trudy.He was frozen on her, and Michael looked.