“Just WHEN was this plan put together?” Eric asked.“While I was hanging upside down in the seat belt. Just before the truck bomb exploded and ro...led the body upright,” I replied.“You didn’t get a scratch?” Ben asked.“I’m black and blue and sore all over, Doc Burns is coming to check me out in a few minutes,” I replied.“You are not really going to let that guy work on you, are you? You trust him that much after what he has helped you do?” Ben asked.“Ben, you do not know even one percent of what. "He passed me a manila envelope and I didn't open it at that moment. Time enough for that when I returned to the house.Harlan spent some time explaining just what business he was in. He talked of the various ranches he owned and what crops they produced as well as where he sold them. It seemed like a lot of his harvest went to co-ops, but not all. He took out a map that had been marked with all his properties and showed me where we would be going on a regular basis."I was wondering, Harlan,. Robert left for his club at 6pm, so it was just the three of us having the roast beef with all the trimmings, that I had earlier prepared and now cooked for dinner.Having laid-up the table all pretty with wine glasses, I gave the girls a shout that dinner was being served. They had both responded with an appreciative yell, and Rachel then appeared.My jaw dropped as I took in her beauty. It was the first time I’d seen her in a simple one-piece dress and wearing heels; looking so slender and. .. David, last night, and I need it right now."Colleen took off, loaded for bear. While we waited, Rebecca used a sterile gauze pad and gently cleaned the wound, eliciting a chorus of groans from me.It hurt – a lot. When she touched it, it hurt even worse.Yolanda rushed in, trailed by Colleen and instantly grabbed my hand, pulling me out of the room, towards her office. Rebecca - never letting go of my other hand - and Colleen with a worried look on her face, kept pace. When Yolanda directed me.