I needed to calm him down.So, I gave him a huge hug and said, “Congratulations on your first lovemaking session with the beautiful Christy.”“Tha...k you,” James said nervously.“James, my friend,” I smiled, “I want you and Christy to know that I am happy to share her with you.”Christy threw her arms around me and kissed me, “Thank you, my wonderful husband, he was very nervous about seeing you.”“Why?” I asked, “I knew that you were both going to have sex tonight, you can make love as often as you. What’s going on with the guards?’ ‘Simple, Mr. Edwards. You’re being fired. We have put thousands of dollars into your research over the past year without an inch of progress to show for it. All you have given us were speculative notes on how to create a chemical to make people more susceptible to suggestion and more readily absorb commercials and other forms of mass media.’ John had just finished the compound, MC-125, but he never entered its progress in his notes. The stuff was potentially. . a woman will break your spirit." With that he stood, threw a twenty on the bar and walked out without another word."Well, that was pretty rude," Arlene said to Jerry as he came over to collect the money."Yeah, that's Weaver for you. He's not much for conversation." Weaver; is that his first or last name?" Neither, it's a nickname. He used to be a prizefighter, a pretty good one too, from what I understand. A couple of my regulars who follow boxing got all excited when he started coming in. On an odd impulse, I said “Emily. Put your hands behindyour head.” It came out more as an order than anythingelse. She looked at me very strongly, very directly. Butshe complied, still staring at me. “Come closer, Em. Stand here.” Again she complied. Shestood directly in front of me, I gave her the command,“Turn around again.” And again, she complied. “You’re a beauty, Em.” She gave me a big, beautiful smile. She looked at herwatch and her.