"You beast, teasing me like that. Wait until I get you alone later!" Why fifteen, Hamish?" Oh, it's a pretty safe bet that out of that many, one will ...o well enough in life to pay for us to have a very comfortable old age in the South of France! And if that doesn't work out, my gorgeous Jen's daughters should be beautiful enough to command a really good price from an Arab Sheikh!"We all laughed. Here was Hamish, only a month after meeting Jen for the first time, talking about them growing old. He had shown nothing to indicate that he was the least bit interested in me. But what the hell, even if nothing happened between us, at least I would have someone to spend a few hours with and possibly make a friend.I got into his car and we drove over to my house which was only about five minutes away. We went in and I gave him a full tour. His mood was improving as we walked around and I could see the wheels turning i.e. he was starting to imagine moving into a house like ours once his. A witnesswas found that saw him getting into what looked like a cab but otherwiseno description, so no trace of that vehicle could be found.Having ascertained that his wife had recently come into the ownership ofa major employer in the area, also raised the expectation of a ransomdemand. They belatedly installed recording equipment on her telephonesin the house, office and mobile. No such demand was made.After two months they removed the equipment. Moira complained that sheseemed to be the. They had developed a really close connection and would spend hour after hour talking about all the different law policies debating with one another, which always bored her husband. Donte was also married but the couple had never met his wife, and whenever they told Donte to bring her around to their home he would always come up with an excuse. Fahima sensed that Donte's wife was clearly not fond of the idea of meeting them. Without even realizing, Fahima had developed an attraction to this.