"But yeah. I'll come up with something that'll guarantee the results we want. And don't worry, I can handle creating all the special effects and req...irements you'll want. But there's a couple things that I think everyone here ought to know. I told everyone that the reason I had to give Jordan a partially effective pill when we turned her over to Ebony, was due to a lack of time. That wasn't entirely true." "The real reason," continued Dee Dee, "is that someone tampered with my PC. The. Except. I decided to test her resolve."Do you mean anything?" Anything," she stated with finality."Well, do you remember telling me about your first lover, back in high school? You said that you made love constantly, and that once, while you were having your period, he even fucked your ass?" Yes," she drawled."How about it?"She paused a moment. "I don't think I mentioned that he was a lot smaller than you are. If we're going to do this, I'm going to need some Vaseline."My heart sank. "But I. I closed my eyes and thought about Ellen's words, amusing myself with various scenarios, imagining paying off some perilous debt with one of her vouchers, or of losing one across a smoke shrouded poker table—fun images to mull over, even though, thankfully, I had no "perilous" debts and my entire gambling career amounted to occasionally getting in the office Super Bowl pool.I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling, letting loose a relaxed sigh. I really did get off on that kind of shit; it. Might I assume that this is about Torrin?”I raised an eyebrow. “Well, at least you admit it. Yes, and the meeting you had with him along with a certain general from Army Intelligence. Not to mention using the Paris job to fit him up for leverage, and then trying to push him on me as my bodyguard. You obviously don’t credit me with much intelligence if you thought I wouldn’t figure it out.”“On the contrary”, he smiled. “The game is more fun when your partner has a sharp mind. Your conclusions.