She seemed just as surprised as I had been with Colette when she had acted so keenly when I picked it up so quickly. Though I was proud of myself for ...onquering my timidity and acting on something I was not sure this college sophomore would welcome in the same way, when she said, “I’m AMAZED that you knew what that would do to me.” Giving me a long, appraising gaze, she added, “You’ve been with an older woman Arthur haven’t you.”She was right. Maybe I should have shared my experiences with her. So that’s it. Claire and I are friends from way back. She came to look after me when she heard what had happened.”“What your father has not told you, is that he went to the magistrates’ court and pleaded for their release, so Tom’s family would not suffer,” added Claire. “After what they did to him, I’m not going back.”There was a silence, as the information was assimilated. Then Cathy spoke.“Hmm,” she said looking towards Claire standing near the kitchen door. “That’s why we’re so proud of. The mother, Kimberly, had just been promoted to a six-figure income job in high-end management at a downtown firm. Her and her husband, Matt, decided they'd use a portion of the new income to get Matt's new home computer business off the ground, and place a nice chunk into a savings account for their daughter Nichole. Nichole, however, was just drop-dead gorgeous. While only 13, she had midnight-black hair that fell to her round little ass, and bangs that tried to hide her glowing blue eyes.. . we had nothing ... nothing whatsoever to do with that attack. Those men ... thugs, really ... we had fired them. They had no association, no role ... nothing to link them to our project.”“I understand that you employed them, Mr. Adams. You accepted a recommendation and approved their selection. In fact, you terminated their employment barely a half day before they attacked and wounded not only our prime property owner, but also a close friend and associate of his in the same incident. Is my.