'"Now I start to worry so I sit up and whine, "Come on Byron, I thought we were friends."He moves over close to me, looks around then whispers, "Okay,...she said something about a 'secret weapon.'"I look at him and question, "What sort of 'secret weapon'?"He answers, "I have no idea. I need to hit the shower."Shit what the hell does she have planned...Present – Byron – At the cabinIt's all I can do to keep from laughing my ass off. Thom and all his, 'payback's a bitch' threats - well he's met his. ”“Band? My daughter tells me there’s a great band at the Laudermist.”I tootled my fingers. “Bobby and the Silver Spur...”“Featuring Karen Post,” he said. “Old cars? I have an old car ... scrap isn’t paying.”“Kind?”“Old Volvo...”“Where is it?”“Behind the garage.”“Look?”And here we go again ... Fifty bucks and I drove it to the gas station ... a 1966 Volvo 544 Sport. Carbs out of sync and timing off a plug. While I was getting it serviced a guy drove by, saw it and paid me 7 grand for it. Seven. They met this new demand and we settled.”He could see that Marcia was relaxed as she was sitting on the couch with her suit jacket off and her skirt up to her mid-thighs. Her shoes were off and she was resting her feet on the cocktail table. She was sipping on a drink.“Have you come down yet the high you get when you settle a case especially when you are on trial?”Marcia turning toward Ted said, “It has been a good day today but it could get even better if you would say those two magic words to. Jake broke our kiss and looked deep into my eyes. It was as if I could read his mind, and I answered his question before he asked it. I told him I thought all was fine and that yes I enjoyed it very much. He stared, the shocked stare, I had seen so many times before.How the hell do you always know what I am thinking? He asked I chuckled as I walked to the shower and adjusted the water. I then motioned for him to join me. He strolled over to the shower, the shocked stare still present on his.