“Ambassador Jones. Nate Slick, Sweet Home Alabama. What progress is being made in apprehending the terrorist Saif?”“The task force has only been...in business 4 days. It is just getting its feet wet and in those four days we already have had to increase its size; there is so much data coming in to deal with,” I said.“However, slow progress is being made in answer to your question. I just cannot go into details today,” I added.“Ambassador Jones, Bridget Harper, Helena Montana. In your acceptance. He had no right to come in here when she was trying to have a personal life and make her feel guilty. No right at all. And then to just walk out on her, she turned and glowered at the boxes of food he'd left, murdering them with the glare she wished she'd been able to use on him.When they just sat there, instead of boiling over and flaming in response to her ire, she grabbed them and pushed them into her fridge. Slamming the door, she turned to the food she was preparing. "Needs more salt, damn. He was talking like he had been drinking. Normally he was such a chickenshit, especially after Jared had cleaned his clock when he broke up with Brittany, that he wouldn't have said more than two words to me.'Oh, just wonderin'," he said lazily. "By the way, mine's just fine, thanks for asking." I didn't ask, and I don't want to know," I said angrily."Hey, it's all right, I don't mind you asking," he continued, as if I had asked him to elaborate. "You wanna smell?" He held up the middle finger. .. I am so full of regrets about leaving. I was wondering whether there is a shred of hope that you and the others might let me back in The Circle. I promise I’ll never leave again. If you don’t want me, I’ll understand. I can just...”Jim hugged her, kissed her forehead, and interrupted; “It’ll be awkward for a few days, but welcome back. You know the premise of how The Circle interacts with people. Will that do it for you? We will love and care for you, regardless of your circumstances.”Steph.