” I nodded and got up and went back and knocked on the door.“Come in, John and shut the door.” I did as I was instructed, and my jaw dropped.Jen...y was standing there in just her bra and panties with her back to me, looking at three dresses she had hung up to scrutinize. She turned and saw the look on my face and said, “Oops, sorry, John, I forgot you are not used to being around girls. Now that you have seen me in my underwear, get over it and get over here and help me make a decision. I like. ’ ‘But that was from a lot of trades. I didn’t take not more than a little from any one stock. Besides, the information that I was using was sitting on a web site. The corporate executives and boards of directors who were using my meeting software should have known not to discuss sensitive information on the web. Everyone knows that what goes on the web can get hacked. It happens all the time.’ She shook her head. ‘You said explicitly that your software was secure.’ ‘They had to know that. It shouldn't have surprised me to find two candles burning in front of the mirror. They made me want to leave the lights off entirely.Back in the living room I brushed my fingers along the body of the cello. The finish was so old it was textured instead of perfectly smooth, and the fire shone only dimly on it, reddish, dark gold, in auras that shifted with the flame. When my arm touched the bow it swung back and forth.Elizabeth had arranged her music in a little shrine—the cello, the chair, and. ”“And he’s right. When you start sparring with black belts, you have to be very efficient or you’ll wear yourself out before the end of the tournament. And it worked well in your first two matches. This one is different. Change it up and throw a few fastballs. And try some of the footwork we played around with when we developed our plan to beat Ted.”“But I don’t want Molly or Ted to see that!”“Will it matter if you don’t move to the next round?”“No.”“Then take a deep breath, let it out, and go.