Apparently he didn’t think words were necessary because he grabbed and hugged me. Mom came into the small entry to see who was at the door and she r...shed over to join the family hug. For several minutes no words were needed, the hugs and kisses and tears said it all. Mom pulled me into the room and wouldn’t let go of my hand. She and I sat on the bed and Dad was in a chair across from us. It seemed like a hundred questions were asked and answered. I told them about my travels, the places I had. As we finished our drinks once again, and Master K signaled for another round and shifted to questions about he gave me a long look and asked me the question I had hoped he would overlook. “If Master L is truly your master, why are you here?” I looked down and then straight at Master K and answered him. “Master L ordered me to see you. He said that you had told him you would take me, and he would enjoy watching you try.”“And will you attempt to refuse me if I give you the order to. ‘Twenty one years, Sir,’ I replied proudly. ‘And what is your position here?’ ‘I’m the head of ‘Cost Analysis”, I replied. ‘Notice anything different this morning besides that you were late?’ he asked. ‘Well, I was late because of what I noticed different. Someone moved my…’ ‘Correct! That’s because you are no longer the head of that department.’ I suddenly had a real bad feeling about this. ‘What?’ ‘That’s right. Fuchs is now in charge.’ I was in shock. ‘How did that little prick wind up with. She had seemed interested. She listened attentively when he spoke, made eye contact, touched his hand or arm and flipped her tresses. He had demurred in view of the relationship she apparently had with his friend. He wasn’t sure what made him stop by her apartment the previous evening. Perhaps it had been the hints of flirtation in their previous relatively brief encounters. She had been surprised to see him but certainly not disappointed. He had made up some lame excuse about looking for.