" You're returning immediately, of course." The lander will be lifting off shortly," was his purposely ambiguous response. He had his own plans. "In t...e meantime we are safe."He had cut the communication off before his officious sergeant could say anything more. There were things to do, decisions to be made."There appears to have been some genetic mutation in this colony that gave them telepathic capabilities," Igwanda continued his discussion. "They share their thoughts directly through. Ask Donald Trump, if you doubt me.“That’s fine Ester, I don’t blame you a bit, but I can’t help you,” I explained.“Wait,” she demanded. “It’s just I have never done it for a stranger.“I’m not a stranger Ester. I’m the man you want to supply you illegal drugs,” I explained. “In this case we have to be able to trust each other completely.”I stood giving the very straight Ester a chance to live out a common fantasy. I wasn’t surprised when she walked over and dropped to her knees. I didn’t help. "I'm sure he likes you just fine dear. It's only been one date after all and if he's only got you and Staci for comparison, he deserves to be a little on the cautious side." Pulling away and opening a drawer, she continued, "Besides, you don't want to jump in right away, you know. You said the other day you didn't want to sleep with him right off the bat anyway. Let it ride and see how things work out; eventually he'll come around."Now, how do I look?"Denise looked at the now dressed Jill. The. The Spinelli case was a big one, newsworthy, capturing the whole city's attention. Giovanni Spinelli, the defendant's father, was widely rumored to control most if not all the organized crime on the north side, and his kid was facing some charges stemming from an altercation at a nightclub. Nothing too terrible, but there was a weapons charge and an assault. She could prove the gun was there. The assault was more of a gray area, and even Rebecca wondered if the victim, claiming to have been.