"The next two weeks were agony for Matt. Hendy had taken Beth and as he said had hypnotised her again and again gradually supplanting the suggestions ...hat the Frenchman had placed there. Matt called often and sat with Beth. She was no longer a bed patient, but seemed lethargic and uncommunicative. Hendy was little better, refusing or perhaps unable to discuss the progress that his patient had made. Matt was tearing himself apart. Visiting Beth as often as he could, racing back to the office. "It's not about showing skin, it's about style".She stared at him for a few seconds, eyes only inches from each other. Then she grinned at him and punched him lightly in the chest. "I know that dummy. I just wanted to make sure you do."She turned away from him. "Turn around. Don't look while I put this on."Grinning and shaking his head, Jared did as he was told. This placed him at the glass door to the balcony and he spent a quiet minute or so watching the people on the beach."Okay, turn. I’ll see you then.”George sat in his chair and stared at the TV he had muted when the Caller ID showed who was calling – another commercial for some dumb-ass politician.The fear in his friend’s voice was easy to detect. Julio Martinez has been working in the lab as the janitor since it was originally built. When the new CID-SI headquarters was remodeled from the old library, the responsibility for janitorial and sanitation was given to Julio, but it was another military office and rarely. " We should inform the other queens right away," said Moll.As the four youngest Queens stood up and hurried back toward the councilchambers the other queens and their personal councilors took notice.Most excused themselves from their advisors who were there to lendadvice if needed, and hurried after them.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The council was now in disorder wanting to know what was happening asSabina approached Queen Moi."There has been a Portal incident on Cloud.