He decided that he’d try to get a caffeine free soda later.The young man closed his cell phone. He grumbled, “I’m not going in to work.”“Are... you expecting any calls from family or friends?” Dexter asked.“No.”“Turn off your cell phone,” Dexter said.“Why?” the young man asked.Dexter said, “They can’t call you if your phone is off. You’re in a hospital. If your boss gives you a rasher of shit about not answering your phone, then explain that they don’t allow cell phones in a hospital.”“That’s a. However, during our travels, a very important item belonging to me went missing, and unfortunately, I am booked with appearances at parties and visiting old friends all the way up to the beginning of the tournament.“What I’d like out of you and your sister, is to journey back into the mountain pass we traversed to get here, and find this item. Find it and bring it back to me, and you will be suitably rewarded.”I gave him a skeptical look. “What kind of a reward?”Ricard barked another laugh.. " Hold on Chris! Next thing I know you'll have me marrying your friend Toni." I had to laugh. "Look I am interested in meeting her but she already has a kid." John, most anyone you meet now will probably have kids. You're not a spring chicken and I don't want you dating women younger then me."Chris left on that note but I did have to wonder what this Toni woman might be like. Having a kid isn't a good thing when you are looking for the right woman. But at least she's not divorced, she lost her. I'll take a few pictures of you now,while we wait for Fred to come out. He is helping Joan." What do we need Fred for?" asked Erica. "He isn't going to be in thepictures, is he?" No," answered Jack. He will be taking the pictures this time. He is intraining and I want to see what he can do. If I see him to anythingwrong, then I will take over, Why don't you have another glass of winewhile we waiting for him."I can hardly walk now," answered Erica, "and I don't even have my heelson." You.