"Tom remarked, "Talking about finding cash, Enid tells me you suggested me finding a publisher on Rehome. As far as I know there is NO publisher on Re...ome, apart from our online newspaper business. We don't publish books."Jeannette had also been thinking, so she responded, " ... yet".Tom was startled. "What do you mean? I can't get into publishing books!"Jeannette smiled dangerously at him. "No, but I could." How could you? It is not just a matter of setting up the business. You need capital. Wow! Was I thinking this? Slap my face!He took charge, introduced himself as Steve, and said how beautiful I wasand how he really liked my dress and shoes. He handed me a wrist corsage,beautful flowers to match my dress. I was melting right in front of him.He was so kind and powerful at the same time. This medicine is reallyworking, I thought.Then came the words, "Terri, would you like to dance"? Steve did not letme answer, just moved forward and presented himself so that I had nochoice but to. He had used it, after all, to bring to justicethe Lavender Bikini Gang. Sixty of the most ruthless bikini girls alive haddone everything in their power to kill him; but now sixty lavender bikinibottoms graced his trophy room. That had been an exhausting assignment. Sly needed something easynow. And "easy" seemed the perfect word for the McGillicuddy proposal. McGillicuddy's Farm, the biggest agricultural concern in the state,was under new management. Old Mrs. McGillicuddy, who'd always been a. Shit! He yelled before running into the kitchen to grab an ice pack.I snapped my head back to Rory and Ry to see fear and shock on their faces.Good. Any of you wanna add something to that? I asked angrily at them.They shook their heads and replied at the same time.No maam. I walked upstairs and went into Hunters room, slamming the door.I went into his closet and stripped.It was almost midnight and Hunter looked tired.Fuck time.I heard him in the hall.I turned off the light and hid in his.