" she though with a smile.Ryan texted soon after she was inside that he'd be there in ten minutes so she wouldn't be surprised by his entry. She made ...im and her both a strong drink at Ryan's bar. She noticed his business cards in a tray, took one out and studied it. "McLaughlin Industries" it said. It gave his phone numbers, email address and other contact information."Neat." she thought tucking the card into her purse. "Now I have several more and obscure ways of contacting him."Having a few. If I was getting an award for this, I’d have to thank Amanda Schilling for her inspiration and assistance.”“Awww, you say the sweetest things,” she said. “My hip hurts.”“I am so sorry!” said Bob, hamming it up. “I guess I was so excited to show you what you’d accomplished that I didn’t think. Here, get up. Let me kiss that hip and make it all better. Of course I’ll have to kiss the skin directly for it to do any good. Off with those jeans, Missy!”He started pulling at her clothing and, of. ' Harper winced at the idea, before rolling his eyes in disgust and nodding.'We could have been there in half the time if they knew how to travel.' he whinged.'Yeah, yeah. Not much further though.'With another nod Harper picked his cape back up and put it on. With his crossbow on the sling around his neck he turned and started climbing down the hill, the river they were to follow visible half a mile ahead.The ravine was worryingly steep and the footing was a choice between muddy and slippery. He looks out his new window that he just finished installing the day before. It was the last thing done in completing the new kitchen. Dalu and his family had moved into the house in the summer. The stone home is over 100 years old and was in rough shape. Dalu convinced his wife it was a good deal. The large size of the house was key and it had the acreage to go along with it. Dalu and his wife Jidechi struck a deal. Dalu had to rebuild the kitchen first before he did anything else. The.