Chris and I had only had time to move a few feet toward the men in the yard when two pickups came screaming into the yard, braked hard, and came to a ...stop in the dust they had created. Chuck and Roy came out of them with shotguns, would you believe, aimed at those in the yard.“Federal Agents,” they hollered. “Drop your weapons, put your hands on your heads, and step away from the vehicles,” they demanded. Everyone was shocked again, even our family, only Chris and I were smiling.“You’re just in. " Oh yeah," Gavin sneers, ignoring her, "I forgot you're the neighborhood nanny." He leans forward. "Since you know so much, maybe you can answer a question for me?"Laura glares back at him. "What's your question?" How long did it take you to decide that I was the cause of all Elena's problems?" What? I never said you were..."Gavin laughs, but there's no humor in it. "No, it's okay, just give us a rough estimate. Five minutes? One?"Stop this!"Look, both of you," Elena tries, but this time it's. His soft handshake and weak smile didn't win him any points either.'Sergeant James," he said as he approached me in the Kaffe Mocha & Grill, our lunch destination. Lloyd, Ben and Sam stood behind me. "A Pleasure to meet you at last." Major Lancaster," I replied, returning his handshake. "I look forward to getting things squared away so FiberDyne can start being everything you have asked us to be."The greeting seemed to satisfy him and we sat at a large table with a lot of privacy. The. "But everyone is freaking out over DoctorMcKormick..." Then she abruptly paused to give me an appraising lookbefore announcing, "You look like something the cat threw up." I feel like it too," I admitted, going into coughing fit that causedher to step back away from me."Well whatever you've got," Nikki said with a scowl, "just don't give itto me..." I wouldn't dream of it," I rolled my eyes. "After all, your notcatching my cold is my highest priority..." Well it should be," Nikki joked. Then.