" They were all owned by the company and got washed after every trip, Crystal told her. Scooter had used Therm-a-Rest mattresses on her overnight hike..., but the Paco Pad proved to be a lot more comfortable and waterproof.Several of them slept right on the rafts -- it was a boatman's prerogative -- but Crystal and Scooter unrolled their gear back in the little grove of tamarisks to one side of the river. "Crystal, this all seems neat as hell," Scooter whispered as they were settling down. "I. ”“I’m not really. It just seems to pop up all too often in the media. After a while, you get paranoid.”Anna grinned. “Jar, I can see you getting pissed but not paranoid.” I laughed with her.Anna smiled. “We want you in Landers after you marry for as much time as you can afford. My father likes you as do Roger and I. Actually, Roger is in awe of you.”“Hopefully, his focus is Angela. I know her focus is him.”“Yes, she’s tough, too. I think they are happy but she will bring some changes into his. That would give me time to check in with Victor Mason - our Ambassador - to find out if anything had been going on behind the scenes in New York.I found out Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Bahar Farzad had spent the last two weeks wheeling and dealing. I was pissed that Victor didn’t think it important enough to keep me informed. An email or a quick call was all it would have taken.At 1100 Secretary Dean of the State Department, General Ingram and my group of advisors were sitting at the fancy. I gotta foster kid living in your old room to help me out around the house." Oh yeah," she said with a unconvincing tone of surprise."If you guys wanna meet her just say so." Oh, yeah, we wanna meet her."Lauren sounded amused but then he heard Michelle in the background yell, "It's a her?"Jason laughed and asked, "When are you getting here?" How about five? The kids eat early and then they can play while we visit," Lauren said."See ya then," he said and stood up to stretch his back when he.