On the CME side, business continued to improve and we were growing. We had taken over the building next door that we bought. We also bought the proper...ies behind us and were converting them to use. We expanded our offices into the next door property with our project management, purchasing, and installation departments.Lisa managed to prevail upon Red Fred to take charge of that department with Bobby as the foreman. I don’t think I would have been successful in that task but Lisa explained how. Annie jerks her arm away and tries to storm past the blonde. The blonde says, “Hey wait. I had nothing to do with that, besides I think they are both jerks. I heard them laughing about it at the bar.” Annie turns to her feeling humiliated and angry at the same time. “By the way my name is Chelsea.” The blonde says as she holds out her hand. Annie takes a breath and says, “Hi. I’m Annie, but you probably already know that.” Chelsea says, “Yeah, I heard your name when they were taking about. The afternoon was torture. It was hot, thoughts and emotions tormenting me. I wanted to sleep but couldn’t, so finally I showered and walked across the street to the cantina for something to eat and something cool to drink. I was waiting in front of the hotel at 7:00 when Brad drove up. Again, we drove out of town without talking. When we had almost reached the little side road, Brad pulled the car off the road behind a stand of mesquite trees. ‘I thought it might be best if we made our way on. * Sunday morning... Though she was heartened by the invitation, Carie was still a bit wary of what to expect as she walked up to Vasily's door. She hesitated for a moment, staring at the number eight on the front, then finally shrugged to herself and knocked. After a moment, the door opened. Carie's cashew sloped eyes widened for a second then quickly narrowed into a bemused squint. Vasily stood before her clean shaven, only a fine layer of hair upon his scalp. The tall man was dressed in a.