Saturday evening was shaping up into a grudge match. In the morning we had Alaska and then, if we didn't get beat, our team, representing Northern Was...ington, against the team from Southern Washington. The last two undefeated teams. The loser would still have a chance to come back through the loser's bracket and play in the final on Sunday.I suited up in my motel room. This was the big day.I tied my shoes and straightened. You couldn't pay me enough to miss this. I let myself out and walked. "Sophie mulled it over, my words seeming to register. "You mean like an indoor beach party?" Yeah, I guess."Sophie smiled, her young and inventive brain going quickly in overdrive. "You know what Steven, you're a genius," she proclaimed, rising and bounding across to toss her arms around my neck.I got a lovely whiff of scent and a nipple across the cheek as a reward. "Hey, what have I done? It was your idea," I countered, accepting the subsequent kiss on the brow and wondering, naturally,. Higgins, Sally here kept me waiting ten minutes after the train arrived, and you know I don’t tolerate being kept waiting.”“Of course you don’t Ma’am, you have far too much to keep your day full as it is. She certainly deserves a good lesson if I may say so, Ma’am.”“And that is just what she’ll get in a moment, Mrs. Higgins.”Turning back to Sally; “Girl, you will refer to Mrs. Higgins with the utmost respect as she has my absolute trust. Mrs. Higgins, later, kindly open and inspect my niece’s. " That sounds reasonable Horace where do we start."Jamie spent the remainder of the day in protracted discussions with the accountants going over the details of the convoluted structure of the Hutchinson Empire and it was just that. After a while he realized what a genius his father had been. The overall structure provided for tight control with a light hand and minimal taxes and maximum profits at every level. Jamie also realized that there was no way he could get a handle on all the.