I sat in the chair. Another time, I might havebeen angry. But the scene was just too sad for anger.Amber looked at me, sighed, and turned back to her ...riend. She kissedher hand.?So you?ve found out, huh?? she said quietly. ?About Miriam and I.??I ...I guess,? I said. ?I wasn?t trying to find anything out. I wasn?tspying. I wasn?t trying to invade you privacy.?She shrugged. ?It?s cancer,? she said. ?She doesn?t have long.??I?m sorry, Amber. I wish you could have saved her.??I tried. I researched. Her boss had the experience necessary for that part of the business.Dave was particularly fascinated by the idea of two stores existing in a symbiotic partnership like that. He wasn’t sure if it would survive or not. He could imagine one partner buying out the other or a merger occurring in the future. Would the failure of one bring down the other? He was going to have to think about it for a bit.The group was in no hurry to leave the restaurant. They’d gone through coffee and desserts. They’d. It was all about skin. The shorter one had dark, curly hair and a bewildered expression that looked permanent. He had a slight paunch, and actually stood up to extend his hand. Taye smiled sweetly and took his hand without shaking it. One look and she knew he’d spent his life following men like Tino who surrounded themselves with weaklings in order to look strong. Tino was alpha mongrel all the way. The other one was taller and younger. He had long, powerful looking legs. Taye barely. She said something to Mark and he turned and looked at me and then went back to talking with her. I couldn't help but wonder what was up with that.I walked over to the bar and ordered a vodka tonic and then set out to socialize and mingle. After I'd been there maybe twenty minutes Mark came up to me and said:"You need to watch yourself Rob." Why is that boss?" You have caught the attention of my niece Adrianna. She asked me all about you. If she comes at you be careful." Why would she come at.