“Come on, let’s have something to eat. I have been working on a special birthday dinner.” Sue had set a formal table, with sterling silver place...settings, heavy crystal and crisp linens. A bouquet of flowers in a cut glass vase and two candles graced the table. She seated me at the head of the table, each woman close by on either side. We started with a salad served on chilled plates, with an icy fork. We shared a bottle of Korbel Champaign. Our next plates were rare beef fillets, sliced thin,. I can call in some favors when we get ready for the heavy stuff. They'll bitch, but they'll be here when we need them. Of course, it's going to cost out the yingyang."Jeff raised an eyebrow at the use of the "we." Yeah, I know. I want to be in on this — if you will let me. No use you using up your capital. I can front the money for you. You never want to use your capital." Frank, I've got more money than I'll ever use, not to say anything about the royalties that will eventually be coming. I'm. Then he saw Barbara enter his dressing room. Why was she going into his room? Everybody knew she loved that idiot Ken. If she knew what Ken had done with a couple of the girls but he didn't tell tales. Maybe she had changed her mind. Better yet maybe she was playing a game of some type. He loved games. He would force her to have some fun with him. That was the kind of game he wanted to play with Barbara right now. Oh, he might take a couple of candid photos of the two of them. Then maybe her. "We Kelvins have developed a new Tactical Response Vehicle in conjunctionwith the Guardian Knights of Lyconia and the Tank High Council." A viewof the PTRV, Petrol and Tactical Response Vehicles was flashed toeveryone's PDA. "I think we can all agree that Iridani should be thePrimary Testing Planet. They have a relatively small police force, andtheir primary officers are all within the intelligence level required tosuccessfully make a neural link with the Vehicles."It was quickly voted on and.