"He seems fairly certain of his convictions. I mentioned his neighbors. They won't sell unless he does but I told him they're prepared to sell right n...w." Mr. Spiel picked at a large spot on the back of his hand; a habit he'd formed over the years and one Lynn knew meant he was anxious. "Hmm. What's next? You know how important this account is for us. We're riding on the coattails of our success with Shell but that will only get us so far. Can you change his mind or not?" "I'll put together. Liz yells, "Jens!!!"Present – Jens – at the cabinMy plan worked almost perfectly. I got the fucking bomb (yes the bastard Mike had someone put a bomb inside of me) out of my chest, but it must have had some sort of anti-tamper mechanism. The instant I had it out of me, it started whining and vibrating, so I threw it as far as I fucking could but it wasn't quite far enough. When the damn bomb detonated, it blew me off the gurney and into a fucking patch of prickly pear cactus. I knew better than. "What took you so long?" she asked with a smile, "You've been looking at me all night" I thought you might be with someone" I answered truthfully and she shook her head,"Only a couple of friends" and she gestured across to where two girls were smooching together, "But they're too wrapped up in each other to notice I've gone"We walked over to the bar area and sat chatting over our drinks until last orders were called, then she insisted on buying the last round and we talked some more."Can I see. Then the guy went back inside and Dani walked over to our car. I pretended that I was asleep. She got in and I watched as she applied a fresh coat of lipstick, before shoving me. "Come on, let's go," she said petulantly. I yawned and we drove home. After my humiliation of being manhandled by the black guy in the club, I resolved to learn how to defend myself. I found a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school in our area and I enrolled. Dani came with me the first day. Joe, the owner, didn't pay much.