Anyway, I was able to siphon off three couples with young children—two for Gene, which filled out his quota, and one for Martin. Each couple had som...one who had real sponsor potential; they just had no interest in military combat service. Finally, to round out Martin's crew, I found a couple of naïve coeds in San Antonio who I thought would adore him and that Diane would be able to handle.After our two runs together, though, the decurion sent me off to fly solo with an extraction crew from the. Priya saw no problem with it. She loved it. She was all over me. Shepulled me into her bedroom and I was hers again, staring up as shecontrolled every piece of our lovemaking before I fell asleep in herarms.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter Seven - PriyaGetting Nick ready for work the next morning was an ordeal. The mandragged his feet the entire time. I could sense that he was mortifiedat the prospect of walking out of my home dressed in a pair. “Hey Chloe, what’s up?” I asked in my best nonchalant voice when I really wanted to yell at her for her insistence interruptions. “Oh Chris I’m so scared,” she said in a panic.“Slow down and tell me what’s wrong,” I told her.“It’s Bud, Mom’s new boyfriend. I think he had plans for me and I don’t think I’ll like it very much,” she started to explain.This caught my full attention and as I sat up straight in the chair with the phone held tightly against my ear, I told her to go on.“Well you know. A skeptical Northeast pimp. I’d told Gertie about his knife rep, but she didn’t seem daunted. New York.Pantone had two bodyguards standing in the kitchen. Columbo represented the home team. Silly or not, I had both BlingSting and my .40 handy. A page out of Mr. Nuttinger’s scout manual.Gertie and I sat facing Harold and Pantone. Pantone had his arms crossed.Gertie didn’t waste time, “Pantone, if you rent twelve apartments from Harold for a year, I’ll show you how to buy your own building.”“Why.