Von Angesicht zu Angesicht waren wir züchtiger in der Wortwahl. Wir redeten über alles, nur nicht über das eine Thema."Kommst du noch mit?" Ich bez...hlte schnell und nahm sie bei der Hand. Sie verstand und nahm ihren Mantel. Jetzt konnte ich sie endlich in voller Pracht bewundern. Galant half ich ihr in den Mantel. Der Hintern, was für ein Hintern. Ihr Kleid schmeichelte ihrer Figur und zeichnete ihre Rundungen elegant nach.Wortlos verließen wir das Kaffeehaus und machten uns auf den Weg.. J. Carter Thompson did NOT squeal with delight. He fixed me with a death stare--until Alicia let me go and then turned to give him a hug as well. That was when he smiled at her and nodded to her; and, with those indicators, she knew that her upcoming trip to Kenya was now a done deal.After Alicia had left--but not before she had given me a toe-curling kiss when no one could see us--I got called back into Thompson's office to get the obligatory ass-reaming for my daring to give him the wrong. Sly Bucks is a well-known, debonair billionaire envied by most, hated by just as many, and reputed to be an unscrupulous asshole with a fat dick. He was known for swindling others in business. His name had been mentioned with blackmail more than once. He flaunted his money about daring those with less to try and take it. And now he was dead as a doorknob after failing to fly off his balcony.Putting another thorn in my investigation, his death occurred in the middle of another one of his. I'm hungry. I had a tiring day yesterday." Again I winked at Lavinia. While Mom cooked we all chatted and I gathered that Lavinia and Mom had met at a crafts fair during the spring about a month or two ago. They had hit it off and now seemed to be spending lots of time together. I thought it was great. Mom had been rather a loner for years. It would be good for her to have a friend. What kind of friends they were was not my business as long as they were both happy. But while Mom was working.