After five years of being the laird, I’m tired of it. I want out.”“It’s a pity to abandon a goldmine. This year you’ve made even more profit...than the last.”“I know,” she said, “I don’t need your accountancy skills to appreciate that.”She paused while she studied him; a gorgeous blond hunk of a man, wealthy and, although a thirty-something, unattached. Why did he continue to visit her - she was ancient, so old she’d retired from ‘the game’ long ago.She opened a cupboard, extracted two objects. " Can you blame them?" No," he admitted. "As a soldier I dislike the idea immensely. As a man I can, however, understand it. And to place myself in their situation, with our telling them we can locate and kill every one of their mothers and they can do nothing to prevent us, I can fully appreciate it." Does that stick us here for the duration?" she asked."It sticks me here for so long as trust remains an issue," he replied. "I will not ask others, most especially the civilians I am assigned to. On the nights that Dick visits she keeps to herself; It is just as well. One of the reasons I agreed to lease the upstairs suite to the earnest coed was the look of innocence that the young woman wore without trying. To see her ‘just fucked face’ would spoil the image of angelic sweetness I am used to.I certainly did not take Alison Miller on as a tenant because of her pristine credit history, once again the first of the month has come and gone and the little slot by my desk where she is. This is a private club and I know all of the members and know for a fact that you are not one! The gate may be unlocked but you are still trespassing. You can't just wonder in off the street because of an employee error in security, " he boasted back.Damn, I forgot to relock the gate; I realized and bit my lip discovering my error in being noticed. I opened my mouth to reply but was uncertain exactly what to say. Who was this man, the owner? The manager? I didn't want to get Janet in trouble.