"Matt did actually. I just got caught in the crossfire. But it's cool now." It's cool?" she asked incredulously. "Jake, what the hell happened?" It'll...be in all the gossip columns this morning if you want to read about it. Let's talk about you for a minute. What's with the luggage? Are you staying awhile?" Looks like it," she said. "I was called to a meeting with three of the partners yesterday. They gave me an ultimatum. Either I stop my outside work and go back to devoting all my energy to. Exclaimed. ‘I thought you didn’t gamble.’ Kate replied. ‘I’ll gamble if the stakes interest me.’ A. stopped walking, turned and kissed Kate on the mouth. ‘I think we both know the only stakes that interest me in this town.’ Kate laughed, ‘Then why pick Vegas? Isn’t it a little kitschy for you?’ ‘Its all a matter of scale. Build a model pyramid and stick it in your back garden and its kitsch. Build a pyramid the size of the ones at Giza out of black glass and run laser beams through the roof. We continued to make out with me gently sliding in and out of her, occasionally moving faster, occasionally moving slower as I cradled her head in my hands, or she experimentally kissed my neck (which wasn’t easy with the angle) or a few other quirky passionate experiments. Eventually, after a few more minutes of that, we gave each other a final kiss and she gingerly got off of me. Neither of us came, but… that wasn’t really the goal. We got what we wanted, and that much was made clear by how. I did a U-turn and headed back to the department. I came through the front door and there was not a soul in sight. I heard the sound of raised voices coming from Andy's office and headed that way.The sight that greeted my eyes was an impromptu meeting of about all the civilian employees with a few uniforms mixed in. I listened in as they were grilling Andy about their jobs, if they were going to be let go, and all the questions that were asked when new leadership took over. I listened for a.