She went to a park and sat on a bench until dark and went back to the office to talk to Carl. He was working on a problem at one of his companies in A...erica. She sat down and waited until he looked up."Carl, we have a problem. FMI can't get financing for the chip making machinery. I have the financing for the real estate. If the financing for the outfitting of the factory can't be found the deal is dead.Carl smiled, "I don't know how you got this far. Do you have any ideas?" Yes. If I can talk. "Don't worry. If things go well, I brought a toothbrush." I brought one too," said Topher, not thinking about the implication until Allegra gave him a faint smirk. He considered explaining that he nearly always brought a toothbrush when he ate at a restaurant, but that might sound like he wasn't interested in kissing Allegra tonight, so he just gave a slight tilt of his head."I've been in one long-term and two shorter relationships since high school," said Allegra. "Both of the shorter-term. Samantha nearly choked with emotion.She kissed Henry. "Don't get cross," she said. "Just think of the happiness to come."Sir Henry was less demonstrative although when he kissed Samantha he said 'Yum' most appreciatively."You're a dirty old man," she smiled at him."Very," he smiled back."Behave," he said to Henry, "and keep your powder dry."They went back to London via Carlton Parva to see their parents. Samantha took the opportunity to have a word with Posy who was as unruffled by events as. He shook his head clear and managed to volley it back across the net.There was a definite advantage when she served and soon her team what’s up by three points. Beth was getting a little slower going back under with each serve. On her fourth serve, the ball cleared the net and hit Alan right on the head. He hardly seemed to even notice as he stared at her. It was only then that she realized that all the boys were staring at her. Looking down she realized that one of the strips covering her.