Neither of us said anything that could be called even a hint that Eve wasn't a young woman, but I'm sure the others had their doubts."So what's next?"...I asked thinking I still might shoot him."We negotiate for what you have in those packs. You do know we financed this mission?" Lamar said."You do know, I put my own money up for my own and even Eve's expenses. I also guaranteed, that Alex and his men would be paid a share of my share." The head belongs to you but the rest is ours," he said,"Have. "Cari!"He threw open his arms and accepted the rush of his younger sister's enthusiastic embrace. They kissed and hugged, then stepped back a foot or two to just look at each other."Surprised?" the petite blonde asked."Surprised? Knocked off my feet," he said, giving her another warm hug. "What the hell are you doing here? Why didn't you call? I could've picked you up at the airport." Came in on the bus," Cari said with a kiss to his cheek. "I'm a student, remember? Got to cut corners where. Her eyes grew wide as she realized it was no longer night, the sun of this place high in the sky and the air around her very warm, almost tropical. The smells and sounds of the garden invaded her senses and knocked her for a loop, she had never seen any place so beautiful in her 17 years and she doubted she ever would in the future. Still holding her hand, Lord Krinn turned and walked down a path towards a staircase against the wall, dragging her along with him. He quickly climbed the stairs to. Louder and louder, the metallicsubway train screeched as it thundered by the window before fading intothe distance.Shutting the curtains, he turned and listened to Prue's muffled voiceyammering over the phone outside. He could not make out what she wassaying but she did not sound very happy. He stood by the window, leaningagainst the broken and rusty radiator. He sighed, feeling a slight achein his abdomen where the corset once shaped his body. Noticing that hisfingers felt rather strange, he.