Moore have an--interesting record." He said in the same deep voice I heard over the phone."Thank you, I think." Yes, would you like to hear the detai...s of the case?" Sure, I'd like to know what I'm getting into." First I should tell you my name isn't really Tom Collins." Really?" I asked giving Kate a brief smile. Germaine looked at Kate with a strange curiosity."Yes, my real name is Thomas St. Germaine, I want us to work honestly together, so I'll start by giving you my real name."He began. . I don't want to be an ass." Doesn't matter a bit to me," I told him. He continued, "I've seen plenty, and you're top of the line." He meant that earnestly as a compliment. I thanked him."I've never really had a chance to talk to one of you guys ... girls. Do you mind me asking what makes you tick? If its not too personal?" I felt nervous and extremely exposed. Courtesy be damned, I lit up a cigarette noting grimly that anyone who tells you these aren't addictive has a different brain. How about video games? That way you can be in the loungein case one of the others comes out of their rooms." Do the game stations have 'D-alt Soldier' on them?"Debbie laughed, "Of course!"I practically flew down the hall to the lounge ahead of Debbie, enjoyingthe feel of my little socked feet on the floor. I burst into the room tofind a handsome black man in his 20's, dressed in a hospital gown,sitting at one of the terminals playing "D-alt Soldier 3D".I stopped dead in my tracks. "Marlon?" I. Her shrieks of pleasure continued with every blast, enjoying the sounds her mother made as she swallowed and coughed. They lay motionless, embracing each other snugly in their pleasantly tired state of satisfaction."I love you so much, mommy." Riona said with a happy sigh as her fingertip circled on her mother's stomach."I love you too, sweetheart." Deirdre said, never growing tired of hearing the words, despite their frequency. Deirde reached over to her bedside table, taking the small laptop.