”“I’d rather phone her first.”“Ok then.”Mrs Lewis took her hand off his arm.“All right then, Mrs Lewis.”Spencer was about to go when M...rs Lewis stopped him.“It wouldn’t matter, you know.”“What?”“If you did take things further. You’re a very sensible boy.”“I told you, Mrs Lewis.”“I know but I’m just saying.”She put her hand back on his shoulder.“I don’t want you two to split up over this.”“We won’t do that, Mrs Lewis.”“No, well you make sure you come round and see her.”“I will.”“I know you will,. I'd really rather go out helling around on the 61-footer, but if it'll help cloud the financial picture, so much the better." Well, I think that maybe you and I don't want to be too directly involved with it," Harper said. "After all, it doesn't want to be a pleasure boat. Maybe you or I could take a trip when we need the publicity value." You're saying put someone else in charge of it?" Yeah, that insulates us a little," Harper said."Got any ideas who?"Harper shrugged. "We'll need a regular. ‘I’ll see if he’s in….’ ‘I already know that, Theresa,’ I snarled, going straight for his walnut panel door. I didn’t even bother to knock. Grabbed the doorknob, twisted, and yanked it open. ‘Dean,’ I began before I had a chance to register the data my eyes were collecting, ‘I absolutely will NOT tolerate –‘ Oh my god. Old Dean was having himself a nice wank right there behind his desk. Trying to cover it up by sliding his chair forward. I approached his wide desk. ‘…interference with my. But it is useless.The woman runs, giving it everything she can but it no use. The woman s forced to the ground as the creature leaps on her back. It presses her face into the concrete and growls down at her. ‘Foolish,’ it says. ‘You shouldn’t have made me chase you.’The woman starts to weep. “Please don’t hurt me,” she pleads.‘I won’t hurt you ... much.’The creature removes itself from the woman and steps back off of her. The woman takes a moment before moving, unsure whether to even do that..