"Yes, I'm safe. They can boss me around, and I like that, but ultimately I can refuse if I'm not agreeable, and the house is locked and tight when I'm...on cam." Then for all it's worth, you have my blessing mom," I said with a slightly too theatrical sigh. "Just make sure you don't work up a reputation that's hard to live with." I will, sweetheart and sorry if I made you uncomfortable, but I wanted you to learn it from me, not by accident."I nodded and threw her a kiss. If only she knew...The. The Major was further instructed to assemble his most effective strike force, along with two transport aircraft equipped with our most advanced electronics and have them in continuous training and on standby for immediate deployment as long as the Chairman and daughters were in Mexico to attend the convention. He assured me that these instructions would be carried out to the letter.Instructions were, also issued to Sha to activate our satellite smuggler tracking service now under contract to. And if you can, take some time to look over the outline I gave you, too. Take notes of anything that comes to mind from suitable character names to scenes that pop into your head. We've gotta get moving on this puppy; our editors are getting restless."She loved the sound of that. 'Our editors'... Having an outline and being told to think of character names and such made it all so real, too. Finally, her dream of becoming a writer was becoming a reality!Giddy with excitement, Ally waved goodbye. When Brad and Rhoda arrived I served the ladies drinks and then Brad and Ieach grabbed a beer and then we all went to sit out on the balcony. I was ahot day but our balcony was on the shaded side of the apartment building. Isat next to Kelly on one end of the balcony and Rhonda and Brad sat at theother. The balcony was only about eight foot long so we weren't uncomfortablyclose but adequate for conversation purposes. I'd crossed my legs andaccidently my shorts opened allowing Brad and Rhonda to.