She said "So, what time?"I said "An hour or so."She just said "I want you to tell me what you want me to wear tonight."I said "Can do."She just curled...up some and dozed off. I let her sleep, and watched the news. She maybe slept there for about an hour. Finally I gave her a little nudge.She got up and went over to her place saying "Come over in half an hour or so."I showered and got dressed. I wore a dress shirt and a pair of slacks. No tie tonight.I went over and Marcy was freshly showered,. They believe as we do, that Z'haas was behind that." I suspect it is working, Uridon," said Roquan. "I have heard word that the Emperor's attempt to secure a trade agreement with the Urisi has fallen through because of unreasonable demands on his part." Hah!" Uridon barked. "And I can guess what the Emperor asked the Urisi to do. He probably wanted their merchants to handle all trade. Not damn likely!"Roquan clasped Uridon's shoulder again. "Your efforts have done much. You should be proud to. He pushed me back down into the seat by my shoulders. I grimaced and cried out. He went to his knees and strapped my legs to the chair. A collar held my head to the back of the chair.While he went to the cabinets, I squirmed trying to relieve the pain but nothing worked. My entire butt felt raw.Mr. Grayson returned with a rubber ring. It was a big circle with nothing in the middle."Open your mouth," he said.My mouth WAS open because the pain of my butt caused me to do so but I focused and. He asked if I was interested in meeting him and give him the chance to sell me some of his products. Since I knew him from the past I agreed and we arranged to have lunch together. An awful lot of my affairs have started over lunch in one of Barcelona’s many excellent restaurants. I went to the restaurant with no expectations whatsoever and walked in expecting to see a grown up version of the child I had known. I remember I looked around the restaurant as the waiter took my jacket and totally.