He was apparently spending so much time on the road that he was surprised when he heard talk of trouble with the partner. There seemed to be some kind...of fraud investigation that Nick was completely in the dark about. There was talk of criminal charges and that the NM partner was separating into a different company to protect himself. Additionally, some of his manufacturing companies had also gotten wind of trouble, not to mention some complaints from customers. Gamble two.He could get fired. It's all a blur after checking in. I assume somebody knew why I was here and didn't want me to do my job." I tried to look as innocent as a lamb. It was working."My God, your lucky to be alive." that old freak has been suspected in a number of disappearances, but we could never get anything on him. I hope he's scared shitless where ever he is, now that you got away." Rachel seemed convinced the old Mr. Pewbes was responsible for my situation."I didn't say it was him. I said it might have been. Somewhere close by, two birds were singing their most beautiful songs, duelling for the attention of a female. I hardly noticed that as I looked down from my first floor window and watched the passing traffic in it's never changing pattern of stopping and going, regulated by the pedestrian traffic light just forty yards down the road. I looked at the occupants of the cars and trucks and wondered about their thoughts and their destinations.With a sigh, I reached for the shirt on top of the pile. Lenny said his previous wife was his 4th and had left 2 years before. He said how lucky I was to have a beautiful wife like Elaine and then started telling me about sexual experiences he had participated in with women. He asked if Elaine liked oral and when i said yes, Lenny led the conversation, asking more and more intimate questions about what she liked to do.We drank some more coffee with rum and my tongue loosened. I told him about my fantasies of men having sex with Elaine. He said it was.