What’s this one?”“Political consulting. And I also decided to invest in a restaurant in Ohio.”“Interesting. How do you find these?”“They...tend to find me,” I replied, standing up. “Well, three of the four were close friends. The restaurant was an opportunity that presented itself when I was in Ohio.”Barbara stood and went back to her desk, and I went down the hall to the development offices. Kajri jumped up when she saw me and we exchanged a nice hug, and I received a hug from Skye as well.. For the last two years, he has been employed as a free-lance mercenary with close connections to the Turkish mafia in Anatolia,” Anna relayed to Lord Braselton.“Bah! This is nothing but cheap parlor tricks,” Nikolayevich spat. “It is obvious you have gained access to my file somehow.”“Okay then, ask him about how his step-mother loved the color blue. Sky blue, I believe. And how she once bought him a shaved ice at the fair in Kansk. Or how his step-father cried when he lost a goat in the flood.. If you REALLY didn’t like him, you’d tell me that something was wrong.”I sat quietly for a moment and she started to worry. “Matt? Are you still there?”“Yeah. I’m still here. So you don’t need my opinion,” I clarified. “You already think there’s something wrong with him. You just want me to confirm your diagnosis so you don’t feel bad breaking it off with him.”Now it was her turn to fall silent. I waited her out though. Silence was a great diagnostic of which person in a conversation was more. Fingers crossed. Five or so minutes later she replied again. 'Ooooooo yehh tell me what it is? do I need to head home for it? please save me from this!! hehehe' 25 minutes out. I'd have to stall her: 'Hmmm you know what I think you need first? pancakes ' I joked with her. She loves pancakes from this quaint little place around the corner from where all the clubs are and it's almost always open. They always cheered her up. And I didn't want her going home just yet. I considered calling her but.