Maybe it was just him, or maybe it was his tenuous legal situation, but that kind of uncertainty made him very uncomfortable, like he was walking on e...gshells. He made up his mind that sometime before the end of the day, he'd know exactly where he stood with Willie, one way or the other. Either was acceptable.He spent the afternoon combing through the house from top to bottom, starting with the attic. He found a few items stored there, but nothing especially interesting. Except there was an old. I waited, my chest heaving as I tried to suck in more of the thin, mountain air.He didn't make me wait long. This guy was used to getting straight to the point. I could tell he had no time to waste and was determined to do what he came to do and get the hell out of Dodge."Mr. Fleming, my name is not important. What is, is that you have passed the final test on the way to usefulness to our organization. Your performance this morning was – well – it was enviable. I don't believe that particular. How many of you can stay today?"I looked around. There were only three people who had their hands up."OK. How about tomorrow?"The same three raised their hands plus four or five more of us. Coach looked around and said, "Come on, guys. For the team?"Another two hands slowly rose."OK. I know it's my own damn fault. We'll just put in our normal time today and then stay late tomorrow. Let's split up and do our placement drill for the rest of the period. Unless you want to do some laps."We split up. There could be no wandering out of her proverbial yard this way either, but one doesn't have to worry about such if their pet is well trained, their yard's fence hardly necessary other than a subtle reminder of to whom they belong...Being fully and properly dressed and one hundred percent in charge while being humbly served by a nearly naked man is rather empowering as well for those who haven't tried it themselves, and as Carmen hardly dressed man served her the lunch Ali had made for them..