A sudden feeling of panic began to rise within me."Well, what the hell are you doing to find them?" I demanded."Everything we can, John, I can assure ...ou. Checks have been made at all airports and ports; we're pretty sure they haven't left the country," Gary Harris said, in an attempt - I think - to reassure me."What use is that? He's hardly likely to take them abroad before he kills them, is he?" I replied, my anger still rising."Calm down please, John. We don't know that he is going to harm. ”My heart sank. If he was about to say what I think he’s about to say…“What is it…?”“Sorry, babe, but they need me to stay a few more weeks.”“A few more WEEKS?! Are you joking? Why?”“Short version: need to tweak the shooting script. Long version: one of the actresses isn’t cutting it so they may bring on someone else halfway through. I’m against that strategy but I don’t make the calls this go-around.”“Oh my god.”I fell onto the bed. I knew this would happen.“Alex? Can you do a few more. Goddamnit, I don't know what to do." For pity sake, Max. The first thing that you've got to do is take some vacation time and go down to Atlanta. You can't even begin this task if you're not even in the same damn city where she is. That's your first step," he snapped at me.I flushed. I felt embarrassed, where were my mental faculties? I couldn't even think straight. Sam was right, of course. Why couldn't I have realized that that was the first thing I had to do. I shook my head, trying to clear. Pru picked up a towel, wiped away the light film of sweat from her face and breasts and put it under her when she sat on the bed next to Terry."You do that every day, don't you? When did you begin?" Yes. Every day. It's like coffee — but I like my morning coffee, too. I guess I started when I was about five. We were in China then, and Tai Chi was everywhere, but my mother did her practice every day then, and still does today. So, it was just natural. As I was growing up, I tried some of the.