I wonder what all those others I killed before did to get ordered dead by someone else. With this contract I finally found out that this is not a job ... want to do forever. As a matter of fact - I wanted to get out of all that right now. I really didn't feel like killing another one. And especially not James. But if I wouldn't do it someone else would try it and also would try to get rid of me. I was always the one my intermediaries could count on - no mistakes in every contract. Never ever. "Aren't we all?" She tried to sound clever, but sheknew it was the corniest thing she said. Perhaps some of that one-linerprogram did make it after all. Michael couldn't help but smile too."Well, I didn't know you were a cyborg, but I have tea ready, if that'syour thing."Lady Bullet stood up from the bed. In an instant she changed hersuperhero suit into a casual set of pajamas. "Tea is definitely mything."11:00 PMThe two sat at the kitchen table across from each other. Lady Bullet saton the. He was getting on in years. She fussed him and he snuffed her crotch, she patted him more and suffered his invasion of her privacy. I growled at him. ‘Enough of that! Behave, go lie down.’ He gave a little woof of approval at Michelle’s smell and wagging his bushy tail returned to his favorite spot before the picture window and flopped down. I showed Michelle to the spare room, a tiny after thought when I had built the cabin years ago. Really only a child’s room, but she would be Ok for a week. I was staring at nothing when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and it was Joan Cotton. She took my hand and asked how I felt about Erin. I said I was afraid I had fallen in love with her. Unrequited love, I added. She said, ‘No dear boy you are wrong. She is in love with you. She has been deeply hurt and is not over it yet. Be patient. She will be back. I know exactly how she feels, when she is ready she will let you know. Just be nice and don’t push. She is worth it.’ ‘Thank you Joan,.