’ She thought. With clothes on, she returned to the room with the mattress and found his clothes. Rifling his pockets she found a was of bills, $227...in various denominations. Beginning to worry about the return of the others, she stuffed the bills in her pants and went to the front door, cracking it to look outside. It was dark outside, how late she did not know. She could not see anyone, but there was a 7-11 sign about a block down, ‘Good,’ she thought, ‘I can get some cough drops and food.. Dr. Atwater was correct in warning me that all the negotiations done previously were now voided. What I found even funnier was their demand that I return to the United States immediately. Laughing at them, and telling them that they could go fuck themselves, set the tone for the rest of the meeting. The meeting did not go well.By the time they left, they had threatened not only me but also my family, stating they would be taking me to court for avoiding taxes. Being threatened of course brought. A decade latter, studying just an hour each day after work took significant willpower. Benjamin woke up his computer and plugged in his microphone. He started the language learning software. ‘Bonjour,’ it prompted. ‘Bonjour,’ he replied into the microphone. An hour of drilling brought Benjamin a little bit closer to fluency. Last year, he had been unable to communicate with a Quebecois man. This time, he intended to be prepared. Besides, he was meeting someone much more important then a one. I decided that I didn't want to reschedule just to avoid awkward moments with a former lover and a girl I'd promised to help.I introduced Cynthia as my girlfriend and Wanda as my assistant. Doug and Phyllis welcomed us to their home. Kelley and Jessica seemed just as confused about me saying Cynthia was my girlfriend as I was about their having been invited. I wondered if Jessica had taken the afternoon off from work in order to be there.I'd only brought three copies of the business plan. I.