"The first one, Tammy, was a fluke. I just fell into that. As I gained experience I honed my seduction skills. The seduction would start the moment I ...aw a woman that interested me. What I looked for was an attractive, married woman out socially without her husband. When I approached her I would use an obvious pick up line that was based on flattery. I might say something like 'I can't believe a woman as beautiful as you is sitting her alone.' Women who have been married for a while like any. “I am so glad we could make this happen,” I said. “I hardly got a chance to speak to you at the reunion.” “Do you come to L.A. often?” she asked. I wished I could have said yes. “No, not on business like this. We used to take the kids to Disneyland every few years, but not anymore.” “It’s not ‘cool enough’ for them now.” “It’s not that. It’s my wife, Rebecca has lupus. Her joints hurt all the time. I suppose I should take the kids myself, before they really are too old and it isn’t ‘cool.’”. I became aware of the slight creaking of the house and the distant hum of some machinery – probably the air conditioning compressor starting up. The air here was clean, with no traces of smoke. I could smell cloth, paper, and my own sweat. I dismissed the external inputs, breathing deeply and slowly. Silently, as I had been taught, I chanted to enter the Waking Dream of magic-working.The shield against evil dreams is one of the first protections a sorcerer learns. I took a long time to sink. Rico will help -- he has more plumbing contacts than I do."Candace nodded. "Rock bottom without cutting corners," she instructed. "Remember, you'll both be using the place."Fred rubbed his face. "And Luis?" I'll talk to Louise. If possible, I'd like for him to be excluded from full membership and left in the dark in certain areas. I don't like his attitude." Huh! Me, neither!" Fred thought about the project. "Sixty thousand. Twenty to start -- mostly for materials and to get the guys moving..