We have to fill out some paperwork in my office to close this."She went, and while I sat there waiting, a sudden idea struck me. It was crazy. It was ...rregular. The more I thought about it, though, the better it looked. I pulled my cell phone and pressed speed dial three."Yesteryear's Fancy, Ruth Dresdner speaking." Hey, big sister! You got a minute?" Oh, it's you. What's up?" You still looking for help?" Yes, sure. Why? Don't tell me you want me to hire one of your ex-cons." Well, I do and. "Might as well be. Yes, let's just agree to that, to simplify things. After all, it's good preparation for life in the colonies, where sharing is de rigeur. In fact, would Felicia be opposed to bending over to seal the deal? I've always wanted to fuck a real-estate agent as part of a business deal and I wouldn't be opposed to seeing Pandit while she gets naughty for a change, up close and in person," Rajiv suggested, making Pandit smile even wider and kiss him passionately."Oh, God, honey, that. The bartender knew me and the kind of information that I was looking for, so he wasted no time in telling me what a pit of Hell the road to Bowman had become. It turned out that the bandit was greedy, but a lousy shot. Any person riding along the road was sure to be shot at, but there had been only three fatalities and two other woundings. Shit! I had to get going or I was going to let a lot of people down.I got as much detail as I could from the bartender, though that was not all that much. At. ”“How did we end up like this?”“I don’t know, but I like it.”“Me too. I was just lying here wishing I didn’t have to get up.”She raised her head to look at me, her face just inches from mine. “When do you have to be at work?”“One o’clock.”“Then we have loads of time.”“I suppose. But I’m starving.”“Me too. But I want to make love before breakfast. Interested?”You could have pushed me over with a feather. “Did she just say what I think she said?”While I was lying there in shock, Nicole started to.