I grabbed up my clothes that I wore to work, and scrambled around the bed, nearly killing myself on the power cord for the lights. I grabbed everythin... I remembered wearing, my work shoes dangling from two fingertips, and skidded around the door frame to go downstairs before she came upstairs. Shit! I thought. My laptop! If I didn’t have the laptop with me when I came through the door she’d know something was wrong. I never come home without my laptop! At the same moment, I heard Lesley. In that instant I suddenly realised that in all my efforts to prevent those within my establishment from leaving I had never thought of investing to prevent those from outside from penetrating it. At once, I was concerned that my premises were under attack.I thought of attempting to summon the constabulary but realised that any attempt to call for help would alert the intruder. Besides, although my activities are in every sense legal, I am sufficiently aware of how my methods would be perceived. "I don't know who-" Yes, Mr. Marcus. Their crew is preparing the Groatz corporate jet for your trip."Groatz? That's the healthy cereal they give out free samples of at the grocery store. Not like other cereals I've eaten, this stuff is chewy and doesn't get soggy in milk. But you've got to really work in order to swallow it. The last sample made my jaw ache. How was Leonard connected with them?The whine of a jet engine revving up broke the silence. Through the glass wall, a plane taxied into. Have you asked him to allow women from the base to come for our weddings?”From the look on the Clan Queen’s face, he knew that he was right. “You already have other women waiting in the wings, don’t you?” he accused.From the look of perfect innocence on his wife’s face, he knew he had nailed it. “The General and I are going to have a little talk,” he grimly said.“The General and you are not going to talk,” she said just as grimly. Turning, she straddled his legs to better look him face to face..