Not one of the precious single malt whiskies was spilt. John, not especially religious, offered a fervent prayer of thanks.He added another prayer of ...thanks that he had not furnished the whole house, and that the furniture he had bought was not expensive, but designed to tide him over until he could buy good stuff piece by piece.“Can you see if anything’s been taken?” the officer asked.“Not easy, but if they didn’t take the laptop, or the video recorder, there’s nothing else in the house worth. She might be the kind that wouldn't leave to get married for a while, which seemed to be Jennifer's main requirement when she hired receptionists. She was also the kind that would drive off the customers. Well maybe not drive them off, but she wouldn't leave anyone with a good feeling about Jennifer's firm for sure."I'm Maxine Stone, I have a meeting with Jennifer in about five minutes," I informed her."I know who you are, and they are waiting for you in the conference room. The boss said you. Crowded.’ ‘Sounds good.’ ‘I’m not sure about that.’ ‘Please. Let us go.’ The disco was everything Rachel said it was and more. Very noisy, dimly lit, the flashing lights around the dance area having little impact anywhere else, and so crowded it was impossible for anyone to attempt anything more than jigging up and down on one spot. Bernardo, however, was filled with enthusiasm and he soon had Rachel up on the floor. It was one big jam of people, bodies pressed close together and any movement. I went and sat down. She said ‘what if you get a woman who is willing to have sex with you?’ I said ‘bhabhi, where am I going to find such a woman. I can’t go around asking people.’ she said ‘no…no…don’t bother about that…tell me what you will do if you get one?’ I said ‘if I am that lucky…I will surely have sex with her.’She then said ‘I will show you how to find such a woman. Put your hand inside the blanket.’ I slowly slipped my hand inside the blanket close to her shoulder. I felt her arm.