I was thinking how odd it was that the doorman hadn’t called up. Worry propelled me from the couch. I moved quietly behind Cale and peered around hi... solid form. I let out a gasp as I glimpsed the person standing in the hall. ‘Brent!’ His eyes snapped away from Cale and zeroed in on me. For a moment I thought he would try to push past Cale, but he stopped short, casting glares in both of our directions. ‘This is just too fucking fantastic!’ It was nice to see that some things in the world. First Prince, using a huge ball that is used as a part of the elephant act, jumped on top of it and carefully rolled it in circles around the perimeter of the round cage. When he got off, the children were laughing with glee and Andy gave him a warm kiss.Then four of the cats got to their feet and stood close together side by side. Three more carefully and gracefully got up on their backs followed by two others. Now there was a 4-3-2 pyramid, missing its apex. Prince was the last tiger left and. .”Linus grins and interrupts, “ ... Yes Jens, I asked the Sheriff if you and I could ride with him. He should be here in a few minutes. However we don’t want to look as paramilitary as we do.”Thom asks...Present – Thom – gearing up for the missionWith the mission being scrubbed, I’m going to lose the chance to get in better graces with Jennifer, so I ask, “Jennifer if you don’t mind, I would like to tag along?”Jennifer glares at me and I’m sure she’s going to kill the idea but then Linus. .. never mind. No, I should be fine. Besides, you'll only be gone for a couple of minutes and there are plenty of people here.'Gail nodded and got up, quietly walking out of the restaurant. Alex gave the waitress both his and Cate's order, since the waitress was waiting. Finished, she headed off just as Cate returned."Sorry, whoever caused the trouble already left," she informed Alex. "The program they were watching was still on. I caught a little of it. It seemed to be about you." Yeah, I.