"John laughed. "No doubt." He brushed her cheek with his lips. "I think I'm going to go get a shower."Devlin plucked at her hair. "Yeah, I will, too. ...lus I need to change the sheets." I'll mess some up with you any time."She waved as he left. She finished her coffee and headed back to the cabin. She had to go find another bathing suit; she didn't want to wear the really skimpy one for Evan, and she wasn't going to be seen in the same one two days in a row.She showered and dressed quickly.. Then he said “I think I saw you on the number seven bus this morning. I was seated near you.” I replied sweetly, “Yes, that’s right. I was on the number seven bus, but standing.” “In that case, wait miss!” he said in a firm voice, “I best point you in the right direction, else you will only get lost.” He slowly rose from his chair and started to wobble to the other side of the desk. He was moving so slowly, I asked him if he was ok. He replied, “Yes miss, everything is in working order, but. "I don't believe a word you are saying, but in the end, it won't matter a whit. You cannot stop us, your whole agency is powerless against us. As for your little friend," his voice became as cold as the vacuum of space. "If we do not find him, the consequences will be on your head." Gauss continued to stare at her for a moment more, perhaps waiting for a reply. When Kat said nothing, refusing to react to the implied threat, he nodded, a single, decisive movement."Strip her, bind her, and take. 32s, but they kept drawing a blank. Finally, they decided to stick them in a store room because they might eventually have a use for the guns.Joseph was desperately haunting his shadow E-mail box, waiting to hear from the Canadians. This went on for two weeks with no results, and he was about ready to give up. However, at what seemed like the last moment, a message appeared: "We are interested. Tell us more." There was no signature, but Joseph was sure that the message was legitimate.Joseph.