He confirmed that there was a real threat, and it was much more immediate than had been thought."After 9/11," he explained, "The various Federal secur...ty organisations pooled their intelligence, and they have been collectively analysing the patterns ever since. They may pick up a name, and are then sometimes able to follow the process from planning to recon, to team training, and to insertion, at which point we have often been able to successfully intervene, as Chuck here is aware."In the last. "Thanks! You too!" was my reply. She gave me a big smile and I knew I was hooked.We danced a little more and the music changed a little. She motioned she was leaving the floor and Jim and I followed.When we left the dance floor we found out that there were 5 girls all together. Jim and I bought them a round of drinks and did our best to talk over the music.Over the music I found out her name was Sara and she was 18 on her first year of college. "Cool name" I said, not even thinking.We dance. ‘Huh? Interested? Interested in what?’ She shook her head at him, an amused look on her face. ‘And you think I’m the one who can’t function in the morning?’ ‘Oh yeah, sorry. My mind wandered off a bit.’ He turned his attention back to the plants. ‘So, I thought we were going to talk about your career?’ She shrugged. ‘It’s nothing major. I work as a liaison between farmers, their organizations, and various government offices in New York City.’ He turned to her, surprised. ‘Weren’t you working. When her mum was out on the patio talking to Stephen, Chloe went and looked at her clothes. She wrote down her sizes on a piece of paper and, just to make sure, ran a tape measure over a few items, noting the measurements.At lunch time the next day, Chloe ran out the through the school gates to meet Stephen, who was parked outside, waiting for her."No problem getting away? Ready to go?" he asked as she climbed into his car."Yes, I told my teacher where I was going and that you'd have me back on.