As it turned out, he had a speech prepared for me too."This will never be a father and son relationship, Sammy. We're both way past that. I'm not goin... to replace your father and you won't take the place of my son. I won't take you fishing. But I will love you and provide for you. In return, I expect you to accept my guidance and always do your best. Are those terms agreeable to you?" Yes, Sir," I said and that would have concluded our business if it had not been for Suzanne. "Sammy wants to be. Not just for Todd. I mean… for yesterday. ‘ He smiled, a flicker of genuine warmth escaping from him. ‘Miss Parker, if you ever apologize for yesterday again, I will shave all of your hair off of your head. ‘ ‘But Brandon… I’m not supposed to use you as a sexual partner.’ Then he laughed. ‘Seriously? You do realize I’m not your student anymore, right? Not fourteen. Hell, not even eighteen. I’m a grown man. Much as I appreciate what you did for me when I was a student, I’m not looking to you for. . empty the pot. If I don’t have Nin, I’m nothing.”G: “That’s a bad idea. Better to think of finishing a mission that is incomplete for unknown reasons. And we won’t need all the money... $4.5 million will not be needed.”C: “We have that much?”G: “You have made a considerable amount since you won the gold medal at the Van Cliburn Competition the year you left Julliard. Mr. Antonin has had a series of successful assignments, as you know from looking at the folders in the file. And I have had. ‘Oh Gosh, I think they are going to be gone until sometime this evening. Listen, you wait right here while I get my keys and I’ll drive you home.’‘Hey, no reason to do that! I can drive her, I’m goin’ that way.’ Mark says smiling at me.‘No thanks, I’ll walk.’ I say without even looking at him.Mark says, ‘Don’t be silly, I’ll give you a ride.’‘Oh Paula, why don’t you do that? I hate to think of you walking that far alone.’ Then she turns to Mark and says, ‘That is so sweet of you Mark!’Ohhhhh…I.