" he sighed."It's the same jurisdiction as the Hotel," I explained, "Yet there are whores there, slaves you name it." "So?" he groaned."They are all ...foreigners," I said, "The local law says anyone incapable of understanding the Law cannot be punished for breaking the law, kind of handy for brothel keepers, so the slave market does a roaring trade, on the quiet, selling foreign girls to rich visitor for a night or a week at a time for a few thousand dollars" Super," Adams agreed, "We buy an. ”Lo?’ ‘Hey babe, I just talked to Connor…you’re gonna fill me in on everything once you feel better. Speaking of which, how do ya feel?’ ‘Terrible.’ Kat mumbled. ‘Well, you can stay at Connor’s and I’ll pick you up tomorrow afternoon all right? He offered to take care of you…is that okay with you?’ ‘Uh huh.’ ‘Bye then…feel better.’ ‘Bye.’ Kat hung up and handed the phone back to Connor and went back to sleep. Connor put the phone away and then went to the kitchen. He got some Advil, a glass of. Would you have the police forward a report on what they do know about the accounts to Sergei for his information?”“Doug, do you have a time table for completing the installation of your Twixt network to Earth?”A problem requiring Kendrick’s attention happened just before we left, so I said, “Kendrick has one, but I didn’t ask for a copy. He said it would be almost two years before the network to Earth would be operational.”“Did I mishear you or did you emphasize the network?”“No, you heard me. "Holy fuck..." I pant. "You're amazing." I just wanted to make you happy." She smiles up at me. My heart jumps as I hear the front door down stairs open. "My dad is home!" She whispers up at me. Shit! I can't have Tim know about this. Not yet anyways."Listen, this is between us, okay? You can't ever tell anyone, ever." I want to make sure she knows and understands completely. I quickly put my jeans back on and my shirt."Of course. No one will ever know." She says as she gets up, noticing a line.