) She out on a halter top and a pair of dark jeans with her flats, and they were headed out the door. She glanced at Adam. He looked great, she had to...admit to herself. A button up shirt, light jeans, definitely someone she'd take the time to get to know. They walked up the front steps of the house where the party was. As they walked hand-in-hand, she stopped suddenly. She realized she was about to make her first impression on his friends. 'Do I look okay?' she asked. He looked her up and down,. She nodded in agreement and let him go with a sarcastic comment. Just like old times. She could do this. She could make it through the day as long as she didn’t look at him. Turning back to her desk, she realized her skirt had caught on the arm of her chair and she had been exposing quite a bit of her right thigh to him the entire time they were talking. Could that have made him nervous? Probably not. Despite their occasional teasing, she knew that he was married and probably not interested.. ’ I shook my head. ‘No way. The temptation’s too strong. I always start thinking naughty thoughts. I had to be careful not to lose control with you. I don’t want to cause an international incident and be a fugitive for the rest of my life.’ This time she laughed properly. ‘You do exaggerate. I think you’re a person who’s very firmly in control of himself. But I’m glad that you had to be careful. I haven’t been feeling that attractive recently.’ ‘Nonsense. What you’ve been feeling is overworked. " No," I said softly. "You give me a number, and I will get it to your offshore account, and when you find them, wherever they are, whoever they are, whatever they are, you put them down. Every mother's son of them – you leave them where you find them."Jack, I don't care what I pay you. Hurt them so bad they never forget the pain. Leave one alive, with enough pain to last a lifetime, and barely enough strength to breathe. Let him go tell the others how horrific it was."It made me sad to be so.