" By the time we had arrived at the gate she still hadn't responded and my fears that Laurie was backing out cropped up in my mind. I trudged dutifull... up the aisle and made my way to baggage claim. Shannon walked up to me as I waited by the carousel, "So is your lady-friend coming to meet you?" "No, we were going to meet after I got settled into my hotel." "Were? Are you not going to meet up?" "I don't know, she hasn't responded to my text since we landed." Shannon gave me a "poor baby" with. All three of the Gambino brothers walked in. A gang-bang, huh - I should have seen that one coming. Oh well, I had wanted to get it over with quickly.The old fart was still in charge. "My, look at you, darlin'. Are you a little shy? Come on, show us what you got. Let's see those tits."I really didn't like that guy. I would have liked to wipe the smirk off his face, but he was holding all the high cards. I tried to read his mind to see what he wanted. I couldn't decide between just getting. Unfortunately, it was too late to pretend not to have seen her and quietly slink away, and of course ignoring her wasn't an option. Gertrude Winn, social matron par excellence, was a pain in the ass, sure, but she had divorced her way high enough up the social food chain that one didn't slight her. Instead, Monique smiled. Besides, the older woman's praise was welcome. Although Monique had heard this compliment many times during the past year, she never tired of it. On the contrary, she loved. But he does and to whom? Cecil! Who is known to be a favourite of James." Howard sat down and then thought on. "So who would benefit from such a letter being found? Why Cecil of course, this way he has an excuse to stop the King from going to Parliament and so delaying the death. But he doesn't know that the gunpowder has been moved and so he's going to send his men to the house and tunnel ... only to find that it's empty and no clue as to where the plotters have gone. So it doesn't matter he.