“I wasn’t asking, I was telling. Bring her.”“Yes, sir,” I answered, snapping him a mock salute.Lenny walked with me to my car. His Ferrari w...s parked next to my Mercedes. As I put my bag in the trunk, I said, “By the way, if you loosen your grip on your club slightly, you’ll solve that awful slice. See ya Monday, Boss—and thanks for the game.” *** When I walked in the front door, I called out that I was home, but there was no reply. It seemed the house was empty. There was a note on the table. ”“Until they produce something new,” I chuckled. “They appear to be good at that.”“Yes, they appear to be studying us as we study them.”“Those promised new weapons can’t come soon enough,” I added.“Tell me about it.”‘So the Paranc were not as successful as we had hoped?’ the designated leader asked.‘No, but the second batch have been adapted to withstand vacuum a lot better than the initial batch,’ one of the intelligences replied.‘This prey fights well, unlike the previous races we’ve culled,’. .. When babies crap in their pants, people are still gonna Luv’em, Hug’em and Pamper’ em. When old people crap in their pants, it “Depends” on who’s in the will!Glad I got that straightened out so you can rest your mind.The old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries, and a drink.He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife.He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile. Checking the clock on the bedside, I saw that it was two-thirty. “Hmm,” I smiled to myself with a raised eyebrow. Not a bad effort for a twenty-eight year old. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d cracked midnight with my own mates. I got up and shuffled into the ensuite. Zoe startled as I entered, pressing herself to the vanity. Placing my hands on her bare shoulders, I caressed the dark blue straps of her dress with my thumbs. “How was your night?” I murmured into the back of her head,.