” I put up the palms of both hands to placate her before she could say anything and carried on, “So, look, I said that as a throw away comment, so...if he gets weird or says anything bad then leave it to me to deal with, okay?” She agreed and we went downstairs. Andres was a gentleman and didn’t say a thing.The house we lived in was on a steep hill and so the patio was a 3ft drop from the kitchen and the small lawn was a 3ft drop from the patio. It was a nice little garden and after we chatted. The old warhorse felt being forced to face the truth as a threat, andwanted to retreat. He sensed it was not a battle he would have won. Theseasoned fighter wanted to back out of the situation while covering hisflanks. He would just fire a warning shot in his, mostly polite, turndown of Courtney's offer. Layne said, "Courtney, I am so happy that youturned your life around. My life is not what I expected it to be rightnow, but I am strong I can handle it.It is not like I am going to start to. Or a bastard... ... or something mean ... like really mean.Hawk’s house was built to withstand far more than Samuel was going to throw at us. With over a week to prepare, I covered all openings with the concrete shutters and door covers, thoughtfully provided by the Dryden’s. I sent the yacht north, out of danger and systematically cleared the property of anything that could be turned into a flying projectile.While all this was going on I took stock of my appearance. Since leaving office I let. Not just an interview, but a prime slot. I was interviewing 2nd. Any girl interviewing later than that was unlikely to find a responsive interviewer assuming the previous girls had managed to leave with her belly full of executive cum. I just hoped that girl #1 left me something to work with.I fetched a coffee and wiggled my way back into Mr. Stetson's office. I grabbed the belts lock off the desk, handed it to him and raised my skirt up above my waist. He grabbed his key ring out of his desk.