"He heard the phone hit the cradle hard as she hung up. He knew that she was mad because he called her Babe again. He leaned back in his chair. The TV... was still on although the sound had been muted all night. He found the remote and turned the TV off.Ron Blaine had bought a small townhouse in the Washington suburbs of Virginia after he was elected to Congress. It had been a good investment. HUD had foreclosed on the house and it had been sitting vacant for a couple of weeks. One of his aides. The reason for this slow down is that we are being micro managed by Minister Raul Cortez who is the government official in charge of this project. With the economy down here in the crapper pretty much like it is in the States, Minister Cortez wants to save as much money as he can on this project. He has mandated a reduction in the hourly wage rate of 20% from what the going union wage rate is here. We are saving some money out front but in the long run it is going to cost us more because of the. Due to a school weather delay Cece had to cancel, but sent Jack solo. I think my wife was quietly excited. She has a bit of trouble putting all the typical stress and anxiety aside and turning her brain off from work long enough to have fun. Nonetheless I could see in the shower that she was neatening herself down below and she put on a VS camisole, bathrobe and nothing else. A little before the appointed time Jack arrived with some coffee and bagels to a smiling wifey and big kiss. His. You’re a lot safer than you realize.”She looked at Rory for a moment before she got up and hugged him. “Thank you.”“I don’t know if you have ever been around farm country, but everybody knows everybody else in these parts. No one comes or goes without everyone knowing where they are going, and what they are doing when they are there.”He looked at her with a smile.“Do you remember the doctor that came and checked out you and Four? Even he promised to keep quiet, as long as you didn’t get any.