I should have realized that she would see the video. “Uhm, yeah. I guess.”“You guess? Did Frank try to scare you off or didn’t he?”“He did...”Her foot tapping, eyes narrowed as she lowered her voice. “I’ll talk to him. He ... I’ll talk to him. Don’t worry about a thing. I’m really sorry, Craig.”“It’s fine. He ... I don’t know. He’s just being protective or something.”“That’s bullshit. I’ll eat with who I want when I want. He doesn’t dictate who my friends are.” She smiled. “I guess that makes me. If some accident would not have happened, you might have ended up with the same kind of reputation as some other girls."Her eyes opened wide, but then her face saddened."Like that would matter, now. Everybody will soon know what kind of girl I am." But nobody really knows what you did with Anton and those who suspect will keep the secret for their own good."I did not know what made me say that. She looked at me with her eyes wide."But that would put you..."I shrugged."And what would that. "I think what we're missing is the price-quality equation. When we talk price we're assuming the products are equal in quality. I don't think they are. I think Ajax delivers consistently high quality that can create savings for the buyer. He can save on quality assurance, component testing, warranty claims, and his general reputation."Let's face it: If one of our valves fails in service, who takes the hit with the customer? It's certainly not us. Most people don't even know we exist. Magna. Ipulled on a pair of boxers before making my way across to the bathroom.I showered frantically washing the panties in the sink, before dashingback to my room. I shoved the panties under my mattress leaving forclass, I was in my second year of community college. my buddy Ted waswaiting as I ran into class, smiled as he saw me run in. Ted and I hadbeen friends for a while, his dad ran a small construction company, Tedworked for him part time while attending classes. Ted laughed as Idropped into.