" Hello, ladies. How's the wine?"They both said it was fine. Robin eyed him, urged him on. Hewasn't sure he could go through with it."So are, uh, we r...ady to order?" The "we" was aimed solelyat Kayla. Robin was beginning to feel a little invisible.Kevin looked down at his menu, felt a light little kickunder the table. "Um," Kayla looked up at him, blinked a coupleof times, "could you recommend something?"The waiter moved to her side, brushing her arm. He leanedover her and peered down at the. The telephone guys were a busy group, pulling cables to all parts of the building, hanging speakers way up high on the overhead beams and pushing wire through the tiled office ceiling with the tiles pulled out. The telephone contractor said he had brought several extra men so he could do the job fast, if that was okay with me. I like the way this man thought.Glenda showed up with a huge box of sandwich material. She had over twenty pounds of lunchmeats, with all the trimmings, including. "I think we have a really strong start. I think we're going to be good, but the decision has to be yours. I'll go with what you decide."Nika was quiet for a while. Then she whispered. "Well, I am curious."When Garth and Nika returned to their table, Mike and Rachael were locked in a passionate kiss."Pardon us." Nika interrupted. "Hope we're not disturbing you two lovebirds."Rachael and Mike broke their kiss and laughed."Here, sit in the middle next to me." Rachael patted the seat next to her.. The others, too, let their anger at this insult flow through them. She sensed the shift in their stances, hands closer to their weapons. The four Elven guards in the room reacted as well, she saw. They moved forward a step.This was going well. Shanna took a deep breath. She smiled, a smile friends and foes had learned to fear over the years. Her voice was calm, friendly as she spoke."Oh, I'm a fucking Polock. Who the hell are you?"The Elf blinked, straightened. Uncertainty flowed over her young.