He'd been tracking Kingpin's shipments for weeks now; one of his front companies had been making deliveries like clockwork every night, straight from ...the docks to some abandoned construction site on the edge of Manhattan. Each shipment easily took a dozen lorries to transport, accompanied by a convoy of incredibly well-armed and highly aggressive mercenaries. All of this activity was highly suspicious, of course, but a handful of greased palms ensured Kingpin's shipments went unmolested by the. Can you give me your home number so I can call her?'I was racking my brain out when my phone rang. It startled me, as it hadn't rung since I'd been here."Hello," I said as I answered the phone."Hi, John, it's Jessica. Mom says you're there for two more days." That's what I've heard. They got me up twice today, already. The first time I almost fell over again. The second time I was able to walk, if you want to call it that." I'm sure it's not that bad," she said after she giggled."I asked the. ’ Once there and sitting comfortably on the couch, Katie looked at her and said, ‘Ok, dear, what’s the problem?’ ‘Well, this may be nothing, but something has been bothering me about that night two days ago when, with your help, I was finally able to go up to the pool in my bikini. I can’t tell you how much that freed me of all those put downs I suffered as I grew up. Just doing what really was a little thing seems to have broken the hold those memories had over me. That was a wonderful night.. I’ll put a padlock on my belt buckle so you know, these pants are staying on! And just like Cinderella, I’m leaving before midnight, so don’t even try to seduce me. Girl, you are just going to have to try and control yourself and be patient.’ I was jutting my hips back and forth now to accentuate my point. ‘Oh my god, Ray, you are so funny.’ ‘I’m serious, though, Alicia,’ I said in my normal voice. ‘I’m not the kind of guy who thinks that dinner means sex. I’m in no hurry.’ ‘Thank you,’ she.