He ran his hand through his short hair, and leaned back against the counter. All the pieces began to fall into place-why she looked down all the time,...afraid to make eye contact with people, why she’d froze that day in class, and why she’d just pulled away from him. He slowly walked to the bathroom, and gently knocked, but didn’t get an answer. He turned the handle and found the door was not locked, so he cautiously opened it. There he found her sitting in the bathtub. ‘Kayla, I’m sorry. I. Politically incorrect as catering to his prejudices might've been, Lupo and the other senior partners weren't about to take the risk of having J. Morgan Pierce take his business elsewhere.Of course the fifty-nine year old partner had tried to sugar coat the lost opportunity by saying that there would be other chances for a talented young engineer like herself. A statement that Susan knew was a load of crap.After spending the last few years proving that she was something more than great legs and. Dani drew him out with friendly, probing questions and he could feel his mood vastly improve as they talked.“Doug, I wish you knew how special you are.”Doug blushed a little “What do you mean?”“In a lot of ways, I find you to be rather impressive.”“You don’t know me that well yet, and you’re really making me blush.”“Then let’s only talk about tonight. The way you care about Tammy and your employees just—speaks volumes. You’re not ashamed that the depth of your concern shows through tears.. She will be the council's eyes and ears out there. If you change your mind about taking more personnel, inform Miss Ferren."It was still early afternoon when we finished with the Pleiad. I was fine with that though, because a nap sounded like a very good idea about then. The women cooperated with me for once, and let me catch a cat nap. I woke up feeling much better about all that had happened that day. I shrugged off the experience in Medscan Seven and stopped worrying about the Pleiad forcing.