I don't think I should have to pay for tonight. Since it is within my overall budget responsibility, I'm going to recommend we find other lodging. Can...you change my mind?"The man was surprised and couldn't say anything then he half closed his eyes and fished around in his pocket, he spoke in almost a whisper, "How much do you want? How much to let this thing go and not cause any trouble?" Easy," I answered aloud. "Don't charge me for tonight and negotiate a better rate for lodging." No, I mean. . We are?" Lilah frowned and I glanced at her, wondering what was wrong with the girl. Maybe she was retarded or something, I thought."Why are you so scared?" I asked her, deciding to just ask and avoid any misunderstanding. Besides, I didn't especially care if I hurt her feelings or not."W-What?" she asked as we went up the stairs, and I just sighed."Is this the first time you were ever sold?" No," she replied. "Um, I've been sold a lot." Really? How many times is a lot?" Three times, ma'am,". He grabbed herleash and led her to his mental scan printer, sat her in one interfaceand occupied the other. He quickly programmed the mental exchange withthe behaviour mods for Kat in his body. Nothing too strong and made todecay in a few hours. She'd be confident and dominant for only a littlebit then back to her old self. Perfect. It was a rush job, hardly hisbest work but time was of the essence.Jack initiated the exchange.He found himself looking at his body. His next conscious thought. But there was something a little more mature about them. Maybe it was that they weren't constantly fighting and teasing each other. In fact, they actually seemed to like each other! That was shocking, but maybe it was because Brit was now a teenager, too old to play the role of the snotty little brat.She noticed something else about Jeff as well. He had a confidence now that he had lacked before. He had always been a good-looking kid, but he had a shy streak that manifested itself around girls,.