I'm not trying to start a chain like Top Valu, but it would give me some security for the future. If you ever decided to get out of the retail grocery...business, I would have the option to sell out to you or buy your share and make the business totally mine."Arnold was nodding once again. He could understand my strategy. Eddie was still thinking and hadn't made any sign one way or another."Just so you know," I said, "Dory has applied to a new private school in the Comox Valley. I have my eye on. Doyan was a master of weapons training for the family, Benni had little doubt that her story of procurement was violent. She had slit his throat so many times in practice that he had stopped counting, or flinching for that matter.A family business meant drilling a new room, if such a thing were possible. Upstairs seeded the ground with seismic devices and even booby traps to keep the Temperdis contained within its borders. The rewards were worth the risk though.Shasa sat between Dember and. They hooked into the rounded slats of her headboard. She gazed down at herself and began the ritual again. In and out, deeper, deeper still, out, deeper. Her breath came in gasps. A tingle dwelt at the base of her spine and didn't let up. She unconsciously switched to a higher setting and whimpered as her wrist pumped. Though she immobilized herself to a degree with her ankles trapped in the solid wood headboard, the rest of her flailed as the vibe slipped past where she wanted it to travel.. Whether it was on purpose or just from luck, he caught her on her way to the locker room. "Darlene! It was great to see you swimming the other day. I'll wait here and give you some tips when you get in the pool today." But, I... I was just going home today. I..."It was probably instinctive for Jeremy, and it worked. "No, Darlene. You're making great progress, here, and swimming will make it that much better. Go on. Get your suit on and I'll be at the pool in five minutes. Don't make me wait.".