"I will do the washing forthe next two weeks, I promise. I'll do whatever you want Maggie butplease stop."She must have hit me with those big hands a... least 25 times before shestopped and flipped me back into the standing position. My pants werenow around my ankles and she sat there with a big smile on her face,like she just loved what had just happened. This woman for sure wasjust evil."Mr. Gary, for now on I'm going to call you Cary," she said. "I thinkCary will be better since you cry. "I'm glad you're happy about it," Eli responded."Idle hands are the devil's playthings. You never know what type oftrouble you'll get yourself mixed up in if you have time to think anddaydream," Terri chided with a grin."I suppose." Anyway, I wanted to talk to you briefly." About what?" Eli asked."I was thinking about expanding the office a little." How so?" Eli inquired while he leaned back in his heels."Well, we need another girl at Melina's level." You've been looking for a saleswoman?". "Then he burst out laughing and the rest of the table joined in."I thought there were international laws against the sale of landmines," Acarina said after they'd ordered another round.Schreck liked her. She was smart. There was a spark in her blue eyes.He slapped his wallet down on the table."See that," he said. "That's our law book."The table erupted in laughter again."So where are you girls from?" Lee asked.Their pale skins and accents clearly marked them as not local."Romania," Acarina. The new name had to fit in with that.’It had been ten days since they left Gibraltar and the relationship between Ryan and Samantha hardly improved. In desperation, Ryan set course for Malta.The first stop in Valetta was for fuel. Lying at anchor all night had meant they’d been using the engine a lot to provide electrical power. Ryan paid two days in advance for the berth, then went back for Samantha. As they walked into town, side by side, he tried to hold her hand but each time he was.