”“What are they?”“First, what are the chances this will just slip by Vasquez, and second, won’t all our activity actually make it more likel... for Vasquez to think something was going on?”Bennie raised his eyebrows, and said, “He’s got a point.”“Yes, he does,” replied Joel, “and I really don’t have an answer. If we keep it too low-key or ignore the potential problems then it could quickly come down around our heads. Yet, if we make too much of it then we could actually be drawing the attention. I vote Democrat because I believe oil companies’ profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon at 15%+ isn’t.#8. I vote Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.#7. I vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.#6. I vote Democrat because I’m way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from. He had crossed some of his personal boundaries; he had killed a man. He had, perhaps, stolen a car. He needed to figure out how to solve that problem, too. He had swore to protect the woman he had fallen in love with; he needed to figure out a way to do that, as well. Now he was back home with the woman he called mom. He was going to hold on tightly to that gift; for the moment it was all he had left of his encounter with Sharon.He was wearing pajamas, white with blue stripes, he had always. Over the edge of the floor one could see the street, cars, people, and could hear the city noises, indicating this office was far up. Off in the distance was construction next to a well known and expensive hotel. One woman wore a nice pinstripe suit and sat behind a desk, her dark hair pulled up into a bun, and her glasses sat low on her nose. She wore golden hoop earrings and a pretty diamond ring on her wedding ring finger. She appeared to be short, wearing fancy black heels to give her a few.