He waited a moment longer then easily buttoned and zipped the jeans up. Perfect! He quickly removed the medallion from around his neck having no wis... to proceed further, at least not yet. The slight tingling suddenly stopped.Checking himself out in the full length mirror in Jennifer's room, James was pleased with his "new" waistline. He had gone from a "40" to a "32" in far less time than it had taken to get there in the first place. As he inspected his body, he wondered why he hadn't. Theyd tried to scare me off with the look of it. I laughed. That wasnt so bad. Good! Now, lie down on the couch over there, Poppy told me. An alarm bell went off in my head. Why? Whats going to happen? The girls seemed to buzz with excitement. So did my head. I felt rather dizzy all of a sudden. The stuff you just drank had a &hellip, a sort of tranquilizer in it, a beautiful Asian girl said. Nothing too extreme, itll just&hellip, you know. Poppy guided me to the couch. I needed her guidance.. Roger had put up a spirited fight, claiming that if it was in any way connected to the investigation that he already run then it stood to reason that he should be in the lead, not MacIntosh."Roger, drop it. That's an order," MacKay said, "you had your run at this chap and you dropped the ball. If I hear that you've in any way interfered in this case I'll have your balls. Do I make myself clear?"Roger knew MacKay well enough to know that the decision would not be reversed. That left him seething. His friend was also a good looking young man and also smiling but had yet to say anything. "You boys run outta gas?" She asked. "Yes ma'am, I'm afraid we have...do you know if there is a gas station nearby? We're not from the area and just decided to head north and hope for the best." "Well, you've got quite a walk guys, I can give one of you a lift but the bike can't take you both at once." As she said this, she thought to herself; "But I could." "I'd sure appreciate the lift ma'am,, my name.