Katherine Cook returned to the sofa and sat down. She reached down and picked her bag up which she opened and brought out an A4 sized envelope. She pl...ced this on the arm of the sofa and returned her bag to the floor. “Right Ellie. That’s settled then.” Katherine ran her right hand down the length of her black knee length skirt. “You submit to my conditions and you can keep living in my lovely flat.” She smiled. “Thanks, Katherine. I’ll get myself sorted out and you’ll get your money, I. Kai and Kal are going to be instantly accepted, and will want to become a part of all of us. They are going to need some kind of deal to fly back and forth all the time.Sue was now sitting on Steve's lap. She told us, "We have come a long way from Steve's little trailer and the oversized covered patio that Abe had. Steve has expanded multiple times, but we have always made sure the patio had room for everyone."Kal and Kai had just come to the suite and came out carrying drinks. Kai made sure. The waiter set the cup down, made a brief apology, and then walked off. After a moment she took a sip and put the cup back down, evidently satisfied that this was now the right flavour of coffee. I had to get back to the office but as I left the café and for the rest of that day, the image of this beautiful woman stayed in my mind. I don’t know why I noticed her voice, quiet though it was, over the general din of the café that day but I am either romantic or cynical enough to believe in fate. . The discussion was that an audit group was going to work through the books quickly today, to see what had been happening with the new company over the last year or so, and how bad the suspected embezzlement was. The previous owners really couldn't and wouldn't do anything about it as they sold the plant and the business with its debts, obligations, contracts, and receivables as a package. There was an accounting firm's statement of audit but it was obvious that it was fake, therefore probably.