”Nina came over, stuffing her cellphone into her back pocket.“Problem, punkin?” Dan 3.0 asked.“Yeah, ever since I turned in my two weeks’ no...ice, all of a sudden they care about what I’ve been doing. Saturday. Somebody’s there on Saturday and they’re looking for a bundle on some control panels we ordered.”“Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” my namesake said.Nina snorted. “Didn’t make ‘em fond enough to counter-offer.”I looked to her.“Not that I would’ve taken it, anyway. I gave 3Sigma my. Pushing her left me unprepared. My arms go down as the bat swings, but they’re too slow and it slams into my left ribcage. A blink of red and I’m on the ground on my side, mouth open and kicking my legs out uselessly. I can’t breathe. I hear him yell something, a whoosh of air, and blinding pain concusses on my right arm near the shoulder. It feels more like a stab than a strike, and it carries me over onto my stomach. Oh, shit. Oh, shit. I’m going to die right here. I just know I am. Now she’s. "Trust me."Wendy was waiting for us, and seemed surprised when Shirley and I returned with three light beers. She took one, and Shirley and I took the others."To two lovely women," I toasted after I popped the top of my beer.Shirley added, "To a smart guy!" Here, here," added Wendy.We all took a slug from our beers."Trance Shirley, sleep. Trance Wendy, sleep."Both girls folded their arms.I had each girl take me to the Room of Truth, and told them that until they went back into their trance. “Ha ha ha,” Akhtar laughed, and the others joined him. Rekha and Vinod couldn’t understand anything.“It’s empty,” Akhtar said, and Ali caught Rekha by her hair. He took the gun out of her hand. Ali didn’t pull her hair. He just showed his power that if he wanted, he could do a lot worse with her.Akhtar then looked at Vinod, and Vinod knew his wife has made him angry. First by slapping his guy and now by pointing a gun towards him. Vinod quickly took his shirt off and started unzipping his pant..