With the breast forms in place I saw little use for changing so I settled onjust putting on a robe. I chose the plainest one available; it was a dark ...rownand covered me down to my knees. When I finished in the bathroom I returned toHarry's office to see if he had heard back from the publisher yet, pretendingthat I didn't notice Craig's self-satisfied smile as he watched me walk past. Hewas just so smug!Harry was happy, at least. The publisher was raving about the photos and wantedto go ahead. Mei spoke into a walkie-talkie. "Go!"Jun and Sun, already at the convention center, had verified that all the bidders and my company's accountant were in the conference room, and that they were as free of weapons and communication devices as a thorough pat down and electronic sweep could make them. We had chosen the room at the last minute, and for a particular reason. It had a service door that didn't let out into the main hallways. If things were going according to plan, the girls would now. ”“Er ... very well ... Ensi,” Campbell continued. “My name is Chief Engineer Campbell, Captain Fielding of the Rorke has sent me to oversee the preparations and refits.”“Of course, welcome, Chief Engineer. There is a delegation of Val’ba’ra’nay industrialists and scientists here to meet with you, they’ve traveled here from all over the planet. They’re very excited by the blueprints that you have shared with us, and they’re eager to learn Earth’nay manufacturing techniques. Allow us to carry. ”I heard the door open and a voice called “We have come for the trolley, Madame!”I heard a light switch and a sharp intake of breath.A different voice spoke, close by the side of the bed. “Is there anything Madame wants?”With the sleep mask still covering my eyes, I edged up onto the pillows a little and said “If you don’t mind, I am feeling so lazy I don’t want to move. It is lovely. Could you pass me some strawberries and a drink of champagne”The glass must have ben empty as I heard the.