"I looked through your things. I'm sorry."Since I couldn't think of anything to say that wouldn't hurt her feelings, I stayed quiet."I just wanted to ...ee what kind of man you were." Her brow furrowed briefly. "Are." And you can tell that from a man's sock drawer?" I looked at the pictures on your credenza. The kind of pictures a man has says a lot about what he cherishes. Some men have pictures of themselves with their dog, holding up the birds he just murdered. Others have pictures of family,. A bit crusty perhaps, but honorable." A handshake? You settled on a handshake? Man, that's rare now days. I hope that nothing comes up to screw things up for you now." Heh... that's what I pay you for. Taking care of the details that might come up." It appears to me that you have been doing my job then. I hope you realize that you could have gotten yourself into a real mess here." No offense John... but I was doing okay before you and I met. I'm not a total idiot you know." Bill, I'm just. It was good that we wrapped up when we did, because I was having a hard time keeping from getting a raging boner and just asking if she wanted to fuck. I figured that would be the end of our fun, so I resisted. I briefly considered rubbing one out in the shower, but decided I’d save that for home, if the urge was still there.After my shower, I got dressed, grabbed my bag and headed out. I got in my truck and turned the ac up. It was blazing hot, and I opened the front windows for a bit to let. That was what the brain trust idea was all about, ensuring that none of us would ever be overcome by any single problem we might encounter. We would stand together to blunt the negative power than might overwhelm any one of us standing alone. We were all support for each other.My father had managed to run the company, almost alone, for nearly twenty years. Not only run it, but grow and expand it to what it had become. He and I had spoken about the need to prepare for his replacement, but seeing.