" I could have sworn that I could reach this branch earlier." Jennifer stretched to put the snowman in place. She didn't notice the almost plastic shi...e her arm gave off, as her nails appeared the same color as her skin."Just keep busy you two." Mrs. James said as she put some club and finger sandwiches out. "Time will be flying by any time."Colleen rolled her eyes. "Yeah... right." she said. "I remember you saying that last year too."She glanced at the clock just to check and make sure time. .. foolish."She shook her head emphatically. "No, I am an Englishwoman, and I do not appreciate foreign climes. My French is weak, my German equally weak, and my Italian non-existent. I coped with the strangeness last time as there were other English people about me. Byron is now largely shunned by those English living in the vicinity, other than the literary or artistic, and quite frankly I have had enough of literary and artistic people. They exhibit such overbearing egos, coupled with such a. If he agrees to that stipulation, we can go as low as $500 million."Mary's mouth dropped. Half a billion dollars for her idea stunned her. Then she thought about the first part of Adam's suggestion. He wanted to make sure she got credit for her work. Damn him, she thought. It would be so much easier to be a mercenary if everyone wasn't such a decent person."I think the counter offer is a good idea," Mary said, tilting her head back and looking at the ceiling. She had a wry smile on her face. Just a few quick searches and clicks of the mouse and I can find every perversion and fetish that peaks my interest. Yeah, I realize it's not healthy, but it's fun! The company I work for is an office equipment supply company for large and small businesses. We're starting to get more into the cutting edge video conference equipment, and part of my job is making all of that work and supporting the customers installs. We have a conference room setup that we use to demo equipment from time to.