She took it, and they walked through the headquarters gate.For a moment, Clara was stunned at the condition of the headquarters plaza. It had the appe...rance of a well-tended garden. Pathways led between raised flower beds. Trees provided plentiful shade. A fountain in the center of the plaza flowed a gentle rain into its pool.“My goodness, Colonel. It reminds me so very much of the Ruis Hacienda. An oasis in this dry land.”“Please, Mrs. Jackson, call me Joshua. I feel that the animus Obie has. ‘If he hasn’t, he will wish someone had warned him.’ ‘Make the arrangements, Milla, and we’ll get together to thrash out our position.’ ‘I’ll give you a ring and let you know when.’ ***** Over the next few days, the serendipity of my visit to the franchising exhibition kept playing on my mind. Whilst my antipathy to Peter, and my initial desire to keel-haul him from stem to stern, had subsided, it was not in my nature to see any crime go unpunished. Nor was it in my nature to allow a sleight. Breakfast was at ten a.m."The dance begins at seven and I want you all to be ready by six to finish setting up. It will take place in the Cafeteria," Mrs. Jackson said. Kelly and I decided to get ready at four. By 5:45 we were finally done and had to hurry to get to the cafeteria in time. The cafeteria looked beautiful. It had a couple of benches. It had a DJ booth and lots of lights. It also had a couple of pumpkins. Our job was to set out the food and drinks. By seven o'clock we were all done. I was stunned. I had never even thought about anything like that. I felt the blood drain from my face, and felt a cold hollow feeling in my chest. She went back to crying. I sat there for a while trying to get a grip on all of the different things I was feeling - shock, betrayal, concern for her, and strong arousal - just for starters.I looked at her ass shake as she lay face down on the bed sobbing. My feelings of concern took the forefront. I started rubbing her back and telling her that I.