" Not a question. Nor pausing for Darren's confirmation; it wasn't needed."You mean like an oily little machine?" You mean like bought and paid for, n...o pleasure intended?" You mean in the same class of deduction as dinner and drinks and a room?"Panama was nothing if not all business. I didn't have to say any of those things to her. She heard it all from the way I looked back my reply.I snorted a little. "No doubt," I did say.Panama sort of tossed her head and swung her hair, but in a gesture. He knew better. In the car, he noticed how uneasy she felt. ‘Don’t worry baby, everyone will love you.’ She tried to relax. The ceremony went smoothly enough, although Jamie imagined all of his family staring at her in the church. Suddenly she was having second thoughts about the low neckline on her dress. But she really enjoyed seeing Steve in a tux for the first time, she didn’t even know he owned one. His sister had gone all out on this wedding, the reception was held at a 5 star hotel... ”“That could be tough. Growing up.”Cathy nodded, “Yeah, Wexler had the usual problems. A lot of the Indians didn’t trust him. White bigots didn’t accept him.”“A lot of white supremacists have African American blood. Jewish too.”“That doesn’t excuse their behavior.”“No, it doesn’t. Was Wexler bullied?”“Yeah. According to Child & Family Services. They’re over on 4th Street, maybe they’ll talk with you. But Wexler was only a target in grade school. By middle school, he turned things around, became. I admit, my past performance would indicate a less than stellar academic achievement, but that doesn’t mean I am an underachiever, I’m not. That is why I have come to you. I think the three of us should be able to come up with a suitable plan. I would like to propose a program that I have been thinking about. My idea involves taking an IQ test or a similar type of test, say the SAT or ACT, or a test of your department’s choosing. If I score in the 90th percentile, I would be allowed to test out.