I got up and turned and ran over to her and acted like we were old friends, asked her how George was, about her job and so forth. I even acted like I ...new a couple of the other women. She then went with me to our own table and I bought her a drink. That is text book cutting from the herd. Now she thinks she knows me so she never asked for my name. Her name was Lori and she is here with her husband George who is attending some stupid sale conference and will not be in till late as they are. If I can ruin my own hopes and dreams to keep the family business going, then so can he! Fuck him again, I say!”“Ted’s not going to be a loose cannon, even after leaving the fold. I think he just needs a while to himself after his father’s death, away from everything for a while. Marriage will probably suit him, make him less whiney. He’ll come back eventually, I’m sure of it.” Actually, I wasn’t. Theodore Brooks the Third could out-stubborn an army mule and once he made up his mind he stuck to. "I am so glad you are home safe." and his hold on my waist tightens as he says that.I turn my head to nuzzle his neck and shoulder. Breathing in deeply the wonderfulness of his love and caring of me."It was only a simple scout. We were very careful," I reassure him. I can feel his tension slowly drift out as his relief becomes more pronounced."I go crazy," Nimrod murmur's some more. "I worry, that is what old men like me do." he says and straightens up from our hug.With one last stroke of my. By inference, the CIA computers worked out that the enslaved ships spent 13 hours, plus or minus 17 minutes, in orbit around the planet.The more that was known about the strange circumstances of the visit to 666, the more questions were raised. Ultimately, it was decided that an investigation of 666 had to be made by CIA agents who were not likely to let themselves be captured by whatever might be occupying the planet. Director Siflixos concluded that this was a mission perfectly suited to the.