Loud music thrummed through the whole place. Alice could onlystare in astonishment."Come on," Britney took her hand and led her around to the wall, wh...re astairway wound itself around the room. They walked up the stairs to abalcony overlooking the dance floor. More tables were interspersed bythe railing. More people were indulging themselves around the tables.Alice only had time to glance at them, before Britney led her downanother corridor that turned halfway through. The corridor ended in. "Extra caffeinated soda? I'm sure we can work it out, Abby. We want you happy and comfortable. They'll get you some of your favorite clothes from your house, and will arrange to have your pets or plants taken care of. You're not without a net here and the team is our team. FBI or NCIS, they're still in place to make sure we succeed and do so safely."He pulled her close, tucking her tight under his arm. "You'll be okay. My men have done this before and yours have done a lot with undercover ops,. After that we would have something to eat and then she had some work to do.It was obvious that the 'revious guest'was female as that was all there was for me to find! The best I could do was a pair of white cotton under ware, white shorts that zipped at the side and a matching t-shirt! Since it was hot and muggy the outfit turned out to be very functional and by the time we had finished eating my nerves had settled down somewhat and now I was looking forward to that night. I was sure we would. " "I do all right," I replied with more certainty than I felt. "We've got to get going," I added as I once more attempted to usher the twins away. We almost made it to the street before the man caught up with us. "Kris, please wait," he called out as he placed a hand on my shoulder. There were guards watching us so I stopped and turned to face the man. The uncertain twins gathered behind me. "My name is Frank Spade," he told us. "You've met my wife Sarah. Please let me apologize for.