"Ah, but the risk also increases ... almost by the same percentage." There's gotta be a relatively safe way," Conrad declared and then waited.After a ...oment or two Harrigan offered, "One can invest in another's business. But as I said, there is a high risk." What is it?" Conrad asked. He thought he knew, but was paying for the information, so he waited patiently for Harrigan to complete the picture."One, they can take your money and run. Two, they take the money and kill you. Three, they take. ‘Oh G-d, Dima, you feel so good.’ The words were breathy, and brought a smile to Dimitri’s face, he leaned in, kissing gently at her ear. ‘How good?’ He kissed her lips again then, pleased that the challenge had brought on one of his favorite responses, Madi forcing those velvet walls to pulse around him, clenching and releasing at her command, in time with the gentle rhythm Dimitri had begun. Madi’s hips began to move more wildly, sliding in circles in the air and against his pelvis, breasts. He opened the damper, stirred the coals awake and stoked the firebox. The splits started to flare to life as he slammed the door and opened the airway. He would have heat soon. He used the thundermug, filled the cast iron water boiler at the back of the stove then went back to bed and dove under the down comforters to warm up for a few minutes. This was a deeper freeze than normal. He could see his breath in the chilly morning air.This close to International Falls he expected the winters to be. "What Tina said made sense and sure gave me some insight into her life. I was as intrigued as hell about this man that she loved, but I kept my yap shut. I had a nice lunch that ended up being on the house and got a big hug from Tina. She wished me good luck and sent me back to Papa's feeling much better. My cell phone rang as I was driving. I flipped it open and said hello."Hello Johnny, this is Nina Murphy, remember me?" Yes ma'am, how could I forget anyone who kisses like you?" My.