“Just wow. I’m going to be escorted by two beautiful women tonight and it’s not even my birthday.”“Haha,” Riley says. “You’re going to...get laid by two women and it’s not even your birthday!”They head to the restaurant, the same one Justin, Riley and Sola visited previously. They sit at the same table, Justin in the middle, his sister on one side, Lumi on the other.“Zate was telling me a story about an incident at the store,” Justin says to Lumi. “He said he wasn’t there but he had heard about. Around the side of the building I could hear journalists talking on their phones, photographers adjusting their cameras. Not one of them seemed to notice me, or if they did they didn’t care. As far as they were concerned I was yesterday’s news and not worth an inch of newsprint. It was exactly how I felt about myself at that moment. Inside the party raged on as the polls closed and the votes were counted. The sound rose to a crescendo as I assumed the final decision was announced. It died down. "Not on my nice carpet!" Master warned. I shut my lips and did my best toswallow. I did it with my eyes shut tight and my fists clenched but Imanaged it. I sat up, gasping and sweeping back my sweat-drenched hair."Very good," Master said. "Good girl. Next time we'll have to try it withreal poison."I looked at him hard, but couldn't tell if he was joking or not. Itseemed I couldn't read him even half as well as I thought I could.I really needed to brush my teeth."May I...be excused, Master?" Of. The only difference is the amount of zeros after the number of shares of any particular investment. Gary understood the simplicity of that statement.Kevin was in his office when his secretary told him a Christine Goddard was on line one.“This Kevin Williams, what can I do for you Ms. Goddard?”“Please call me Chris or Christine. I had spoken to James Collins and two other retirees who you have as clients. They are pleased by your handling of their investments and since my husband has recently.