We’re already burning a lot of deadwood at the executive level.”Kyle goes in to tell Charlotte, and finds her on the phone, saying, “OK if all y...u can get without causing any notice is fifteen percent of TG, then that’s all you can get. The extra fifteen percent of ours is good, but do see if you can find out why it’s suddenly started to rise again so fast.” Kyle laughs out loud and Charlotte looks up, “Just a moment, Harry, I think the reason may have just walk in my door.” She looks at Kyle,. “You’ve seen what’s been happening. How many new faces there are in Gotham. Order must be restored,” he says gently.“Order? Is that what we had?” Barbara asks with a snort.“Of a sort.”He’s right. New gangs, new troublemakers, and even a few new vigilantes have come out of the woodwork. Gotham abhors a vacuum. It’s good that Bruce decided to go MIA at a moment when at least a few of the usual suspects are safely in Arkham and Blackgate, but that just left more room for these new people to come. "You have my baby growing in you," Omar said. He was happy about that. It was obvious.Tomas was not the father. The baby was entirely Omar's and Mara's. Yet, rather than be a matter of anger, or frustration, Tomas was pleased that Omar was the father of the baby, rather than his. But even though he knew that Mara loved him, she had not wanted a baby by him; though she certainly wanted to have c***dren---just not his, and not with a white male. Rather, Mara wanted to have babies by black men,. ” I decided to test the waters a little. “Oh, so you want to play with Monte? How would you feel, if I wanted to play with Beth?” “I mean play music, Don,” she responded. I could tell she was thinking seriously about something. “besides, I see you and Beth flirting all the time. If you want to hit on her, just don't be upset if I do the same with Monte....or Jim...or both.” “Mother fucker,” I thought, “did I just hear that? Damn! Callie wants to swing! Ohhhh, what an oportunity!” Callie and I.