“Okay. Love you.” “You too. Bye.” She hung up the phone to see her sister staring her down with one hand on her hip while she gestured with a ...rash bag in the other. Terra shook her head, smiled, and picked up a bag. **** Terra waved goodbye as the last two cars started back up the gravel path, and then offered a knowing glance to her sister. The girl in the first car and the guy in the second had spent most of the morning together, and the looks they had given each other before leaving. My luck was running good, as the rain lightened up just as I departed the taxiway for the end of the duty runway. Ron Simmons was strapped in the navigator's seat as we transitioned to full power and began our takeoff roll down the runway. Although there was some hydroplaning of the tires just as the nose wheel left the runway the engine power was sufficient to keep the plane headed straight as it lifted off. Once we were in the air Ron began checking circuit breakers, trying to track down the. We'll be staying the next two nights in the Blues Club Hotel, which is right in the Marina Towers. We'll be able to walk to much of what we want to see; and we can take the Grey Line Tour if you'd like to orient yourself to your new stomping grounds. It'll be just a short 45-minute drive from Joliet-if you ever have time off," he said with a cute look on his face.As the cab dropped them off at their hotel, she was enraptured by the buzz of the city. She thought Des Moines was large, but this. Best if you pay for the hotel up front. You won’t be checking out and the company lawyers could come after your heirs for the money owed plus expenses.”“They do that?”“Yes. It’s happened before. There was this hotel in New York ... Simpler to pay the full bill when you check in. You won’t be checking out.”“How will I know...”“A guy name of Luca Bianchi will phone you and mention me. He’ll tell you what happens next.”“What if he doesn’t call?”“Then you get two days in Vegas at your own expense,”.