“It’s just too bad we lost the shipment.”“I’m sure with it in the possession of the New World Regime we’ll be seeing it soon.”“Perhaps...” he says with a grin. “And when that happens, we will come to the rescue sweeping up another terrorist threat.”“And what about our agreement?” she asks.“As soon as Natalya returns, you will have you payment.”The tension in the air is high before Martin Sternigan even enters the office. Now it is an inferno. “What your agent did was inexcusable,” Sternigan. The past three months had been full of tension and trial. Finding the right people, installing new equipment, training employees, finding new business, and making marketable product. Yeah, I was running out of energy. I could hear Fiona’s voice coming from the customer service area. It was mixed with laughter, so I didn’t anticipate a problem. I pushed myself out of my big leather chair and headed for the source of the voices. ‘It’s good to hear laughter in this place,’ I said as I sauntered up. “Either you’re lying, or you’re the most motivated person I’ve ever met.”“It’s neither. I’m a terrible procrastinator.”“Oh, me too. I even put off the things I want to do.”“Right? It sucks,” agreed Sam, chuckling a little.“But…if you ever want to hang out or take a break with me, just give me a call, all right?”“Okay,” he said, smiling.“Oh, and food. Can’t forget food. If you ever need any, just give me a call for that, too. I promise—I won’t mind one single bit.”“All right,” said Sam. “Thank. "BonnieExcept for the fact that Ted hadn't come home, or maybe in spite of it, it had turned out to be a wonderful Christmas dinner.With the help of my mother and my mother in law, the turkey and the dinner had been great. The dads had come back, only an hour after they left. They pulled bag after bag inside the house with them. "Santa told us to tell you that he's sorry he was late, Bobby," said my dad. "But here's the rest of your stuff."Bobby looked at the two of them as if they were crazy..