? The woman?s voicewas sharp and I had a feeling she didn?t really want me there and if I was, shewas jolly well going to make sure I really was a sla...e. Dan removed my coat andunlocked my wrist cuffs.?She only cost five grand and we have heruntil the evening of January the second.? He handed her the papers that camewith me and she quickly skimmed through them before turning her full attentionon me.Phyl looked me up and down and bade meturn round. In her face I read the criticism of my figure. ’ Elisabeth managed to say barely loud enough for Michael to hear. ‘Our children, you really think of them as our children even though you know that Oleg Swenson has as much of a chance of being their father as I do.’ Michael replied bitterly to her, noticing the momentary flinch and the sudden loss of color Elisabeth exhibited at the other man’s name. ‘Why are you shocked, Elisabeth? Did you think I’ve spent the last six months hiding in a dark apartment, crying in my beer? I’ll admit I did. At the campsite the feelings continued as we unpacked, put up the tent and started a camp fire. Each time he faced the opposite way, I slyly glanced a quick look. And when he was bent over, building the fire, I actually got hard and hard to excuse myself quickly with the pretext of a quick ‘bathroom’ visit. When I returned, we cooked a quick dinner over the fire, then took a walk through the woods and returned to relax and have a few beers as we once again talked and talked. Chip pointed. But he didn't overdo it, and it was vaguely reassuring to know he was on the alert.You don't, I realized belatedly, just stuff that much cash into your wallet. It simply won't fit. So I took up the bank manager's offer (you don't do major transactions with a mere teller) of an envelope. Actually I wound up needing two envelopes, which I put in different pockets. I wasn't used to lugging that many greenbacks around, and it seemed a little safer that way.Then I told Fred to head for the airport,.