I asked her where she'd learned all those dirty things she'd been doing? She gave it up and laughed. "Soon as we get a chance to talk in private, we'r... going to have to compare notes and just what I did or didn't do." I told her that I was looking forward to hearing just how great a lover I was, and almost kept the smirk off my face. Kathy gave me her eyebrow routine, which was pretty sexy in it's own way, then went to do some homework she had to hand in tomorrow and I read for a while, then. Maybe." Drugs?" Tom leaped to his feet and advanced on the doctor. "What kind ofdrugs? What did you just shoot me full of?" Come on, Amanda," Nicole pleaded."Stop _calling_ me that!" Tom rounded on her. "My name is not Amanda. Getthat through your stupid head. My name is--"There was another painful jab, in his ass this time, and the room began toswim around him. Nicole, smiling sadly down at him, seemed to grow toenormous height. It was suddenly vitally important that he told her what hisname. You’re right, though, I’m already being paid pretty well.” He kind of shook his head and with a sneer on his face and added, “You know, you guys are damned hard to kill. Two shots and two misses. You know, that’s playin’ hell with my reputation.”As his comment soaked in, my rage overshadowed my fear. “You killed Jackie? You FUCK!”He didn’t like that. He raised the gun and put the barrel against my forehead and hissed, “That was your fault, asshole! If you’d stood still for another second, maybe. We are using the Barge and Trudie, Nan and I will crew her under supervision of Alan and his people. Shelly will christen "Vector" for us and then return here; she doesn't want to leave her work. She feels happier at WepDev. Now, what do you want me to do for you?" Well, I was talking with Sally a couple of days ago and realized my parents don't know about the boys; they have been at me for decades about grandchildren and I was wondering... ?"At this stage the gurglings he had heard broke out.