"Business. I've been on the road for weeks, sellingmachine tools to defense plants here in SouthernCalifornia. I'm staying in the motel across over th...highway tonight and I thought I'd head over here andunwind with a few drinks and maybe some good company." Sounds like a plan," she said, puzzling him by lookingmore amused than she should be by anything he had said."Yeah, well...and what's a nice girl like you doing in aplace like this?" It was a cheesy old line, but sincethey both knew it, it. He had a nice house out by Laguna Beach now and spent a lot of time running in the sand and swimming in the Pacific Ocean. Mike never got married because he was afraid to ask any of the beautiful women that shared his bed to tie the knot. He knew that several of them would do it in a heartbeat because he had a sort of “in” with the directors and the producers now because of his ugly appearance that seemed to thrill audiences a lot more than one of the standard “pretty boys” that lined up every. If you'd only given me the time of day, we'd have been married and my children would have been yours, Tom," Linda said as the memories of dreams and desires in years gone by came back freshly into her thoughts and mind. I suddenly felt guilty as I heard her saying that I had been the guy she'd loved but that it had been my fault that she'd gone to another guy's arms when I didn't seem to return her affections.As I stood there, I was saddened at the thought of all the years that we'd wasted. And. "Kat was surprised, and not a little wary. Danny was a nice guy and it was true that he was the closest thing she had to a friend on the entire planet, but this was new.She slid the packet into her lap and peeled away the paper. Inside was an Ident Disc and a slip of plastic with a name and Comm number written on it. She looked questioningly at Danny."Remember that guy you helped out a couple a months ago, the one who had the City Health Inspector bleeding him dry? His brother is a fixer. He.