You're trying to blackmail me in the most despicable way imaginable, and that's against the law. You'll be arrested as a sex offender, I bet, on top o... blackmail and coercion, and in this state that means even after you serve your prison sentence, you have to always report to the police in every town you live in. You'll lose your license to operate that dirty nightclub of yours and you'll be out of a job and --"His harsh, biting laughter cut off her threats like an axe through a piece of. Red was used by the partners to indicate the message was important.“Mr Simpkins said to remind you that he has a conference in room four this afternoon and he wants a full executive buffet. It is in your diary.”I smiled my thanks, taking in Debbie’s bright blue eyes, perfectly styled blonde hair, and immaculately French polished fingertips. Like all the reception staff she wore an almost sheer cream blouse, navy blue pencil skirt, sheer black stockings, and four-inch patent heels.The partners. Exasperated that the feelings he had been so confident he had conquered through his meditations over the years had merely lain dormant and had now come back to torment him anew. Would he ever be free of them?Everything in him wanted the man out of his house and out of his life, but the weather was conspiring against him. He looked out; the snow was still falling, though lighter now than before. Usually he did not mind how long it snowed, but this time he longed for it to stop.Even then, there. "In the mean time, there is a lot of education for each of you to catch up on. I suggest you start immediately, and see what you can do."There certainly was a lot to do. The base was still not ready and already more refugees were here than we could reasonably expect to handle. The moon mission was supposed to be tomorrow, and I did not like having to leave potential disruption in the form of uneducated barbarians. I could certainly see the point of the old Tandra women, who did not want me.