The inventory from the garage showed that we had four vehicles that were already five years old with more than a half million miles on them. They wer... spending more time in the shop than on the road. We needed a long-term plan approved by the Council for vehicle replacement. The same was true of shotguns, pistols, and parts. I also thought that we needed more manpower for the midnight shift. And then there were the two projects I wanted for the community.Lucy and Daryl joined me for lunch. " Yeah, but isn't the first phase supposed to be the longest, if you finished it in such a short time doesn't that mean—" —that we still have a while before the guaranteed completion date is reached. The day was extended, by the way, to one day before the Andersons arrive." Really," Amy said smiling (and not just because she was cumming again". "How did you manage to get an extension from someone like Mr. Carson?" Even a business tycoon like he knows that a job like the one we're doing takes. “Follow me,” she instructed, speeding off through the intersection. My mind raced ahead about ten thousand miles an hour. Was she serious? How could I be so lucky? Or was this simply a tease?I dropped in behind her and followed her, just for the fun of it and to see where things might go. She turned on to a small neighborhood street and I dutifully turned in behind her. She pulled to the curb and stopped. I started to pass her, but she held out her arm and motioned for me to stop.I pulled up. My eyes widened at the sight, and suddenly the familiar, harrowingempty feeling, which often accompanied a bitter disappointment or anunpleasant surprise for me, returned once more and burned in my chest.The woman who had entered our house was a stunning brunette, with herhair now mildly curled (after a perm, no doubt) and a fair amount ofmakeup on. After taking off her beige overcoat, I could see she had ona pair of black or very dark brown trousers, a tube top of nearly thesame color, a.