Then I’ll come back and we can talk. OK, Sweetie?” I asked as I went into the dining room.“I’m done,” she called a short time later. She loo...ed much better dressed in sweats with the blue knit cap holding her red hair in check when I returned to the living room.“Come sit here on the sofa in front of the fire,” I invited. She came over and sat beside me. “Now quietly, tell me what happened tonight.” She took a deep breath, and I put my arm around her, and drew her close to me on the sofa. She. He was too ... much. Suddenly looking away, she laughed lightly. "I'm Lara."It was a cop out and they both knew it. Ben's scowl returned with a vengeance. "Yeah," his voice was disgusted, resigned. "I guess you are."Ben was fuming.Damn Croft. Damn her and her deep brown eyes and her sexy British laugh. Damn her sexy figure, especially in the skimpy clothes she was wearing. Damn her and her 'I'm tougher than the rest of the world and I'm going to prove it' attitude. Most of all, damn him for. I jumped out of bed, dressed and was on my way to the gym by ten minutes to six. When I got to the gym, I heard the steady thudding sound of a person running on a treadmill. There she was, dressed in a tank top, gym shorts and running shoes. She looked great; there didn't seem to be an ounce of fat on her.As I walked in, she must have seen my reflection in the TV monitor, because without turning or breaking stride she said,"Hi John, I'm glad you decided to join me. I set up the other machine at. “I can’t get into specifics, ‘cause I signed a NDA, but Michael, the AI, is gone. The government broke it down and hauled the hardware away. In its heyday, Michael could do anything digital. All I want to borrow are the libraries.”Alfred didn’t speak again until Jason finished testing his purchases and was well on the way downtown. “Jason, your former employer operated a secure facility, did they not?”Caught up in his thoughts, Jason hadn’t expected the question. “Hmm?”“How do you plan on.