. and her cheer squad. She looks around at them watching her and kisses John, just a quick peck, but in front of everyone. Eyes bulge, mouths open, wh...spers buzz the air.Before Mary lets him go, she whispers, “John, why don’t you ever ask me out?”“Uh, out? Like ... like a DATE?”“Of course, silly! You DO know how to go out, don’t you? Or do ‘I’ need to teach ‘YOU’?”She doesn’t wait for his answer, “You say, ‘Hi Mary! Would you like to go out with me Saturday night?”“Uh, Mary, would you like to. Jon thought for a moment and then said, "I am quite sure Hugo is not as possessive as Karl about anything. Dina wouldn't like me to use you though." But Hugo uses Dina from time to time, doesn't he?" asked Helen."Yes, but he owns both of us, so that is different. I am allowed to live out with Dina and naturally we ... sleep together, but Hugo's needs always come first."Helen went to the study door and activated the privacy control."There," she said and as Jon watched with interest she took off. " Bello detailed what the informant had told him, and added, "Maldonado decided Royce was out to get me, and because I didn't react, the old man ordered the hit. If he'd discussed the situation with me, I'd have stopped him. Some of the information Stuart - he's my informant - gave me was bogus, and if some of it was false, all of it was suspect. After the hit, I received a call from the same women who'd called Stuart; at least, I think it was the same woman. She told me Royce wasn't alone in. They were much more prepared for them. Alex and I found ourselves next to each other facing them. I backed up and Alex followed.I looked at her, she was limping slightly, “You okay?”“My right leg hurts like everything. Not to mention my left arm. You?”“Both my arms and my upper back. I think we need to try something daring. It just might surprise them enough to work.”“I’m game for anything at this point. I’ll be a beat up piece of meat at this rate.”“That move we came up with in our training..