This of course meant that we had to evaluate every applicant to ensure they satisfied our mental, physical, emotional, and personality criteria. We ac...omplished this by tailoring an existing personality test to meet our unique needs.Age was also considered an important factor, and we initially decided to cap the age limit at 50 years old. We later reconsidered this when it was pointed out to us that people over 50 had the life experiences that were necessary to balance the inexperience of. If you did your research, you quickly found that the system was ideal. At least, that was according to Marty. The argument went round and round for the first hour we were at the private club. It was the club which Steve belonged to, and it was located on the outskirts of Abilene, Texas.It reminded me too much of the Banker's Club back home. I wasn't miserable, but I also wasn't having much fun. At least not until Steve's wife arrived. Steve's wife was the country prosecutor. Since she had a. "Here, look at me." He put his hand on her shoulder."Ouch, damn!" she said and pulled away from him, still looking into the fire."What's wrong, girl?" Oh, I made a mistake that's all. Nothin's broke." She turned to face him, and the cat jumped down and marched away, tail high. The left side of her face was swollen, the eye almost closed. "I fell and hurt my shoulder." She rubbed at her clavicle. "It's hurt, but I don't think it's broke. Hit right on the end of the bed. Burnt my hand too, on the. Was it best to concoct some cock-and-bull (oops, sorry!) story, which made an indirect suggestion of what needed to be done? That would perhaps soften the blow, that is if Jason caught on to what she was hinting at. He wasn’t the sharpest pencil in the box and didn’t always catch on. On the other hand, to come straight out with what needed to be done, while being an initial shock, was probably the best policy. He would respect her for her honesty… wouldn’t he? She went back into the bedroom.