Recently my enthusiasm had been lacking for the publicity firm I worked for, I thought it would be Hollywood parties, red-carpets and coked-up starlet..., but here I was giving more thought to my finger then the person talking about per-diems and expense reports. I glanced across the table at Merriam who was in a sexy silk lavender blouse, with a bit of her white lacey bra showing…I began to fantasize. Rising from my chair I loosened my tie and removed my jacket and then stepped up onto the table. Longer than that and you would be dead. Wanna know how I know these things?"I didn't. He helped me back into my chair."That's gratitude for you." He said as he walked back around his desk and sat down. "I invite you here to explain the rules and within the first minute you break the most cardinal one."He pointed a pencil at me. "Boy, you NEVER try to read another telepath. Especially if your shields are for shit."As soon as he had started yelling I knew he was another mind reader. So that part. “I’ll take that as you volunteering to assist her in pleasing me. Come along, both of you. Ishtar, do as you please. Cho and Hijiri, clean up this blood on the floor.”As the four of them went up to the master bedroom, Cho and Hijiri released sighs of relief. It had been over a month since Dominion had last touched them, and while Cho didn’t say anything, she could see her sister beginning to recover. True, Ishtar had been crushing their spirits since the day she arrived, but her angry cruelty. Midge took the glass he offered her gratefully.It took her two minutes to muster up the courage to speak; Jack chose to keep silent during those two minutes, realizing that it was to be her own choice to come clean. "Damn!" she began, and Jack ignored her language. She was a grown woman - as he was painfully aware of - and it was, after all, her house. She could say what she damned well pleased.She did not speak again for some more time, and when she finally turned to look at him, he could see.