You promised to do all of the chores around here. You can't do them living in Rutland can you? This way, I might even get my book finished."I turned t...o my ex-wife. "Janis, I never wanted to interrupt my writing long enough to take you on a vacation when we were married. How would the two of you like to go to Spain with me for a month?"My ex-wife's eyes lit up. "I'd love to. When are you leaving?" Plans were discussed about passports and what should be packed for clothes. I was to make the. You wait ... she’ll be coming back any minute now just the way she left and she’ll be laughing at us all for being so easily sucked in.”Thirty minutes went by and still there was no sign of Riona Parkes returning to the group ‘the way she left’. Everyone at the table finished whatever it was that they had been eating but hardly said a word as they did so. Whatever they did say was of a very inane nature and not designed to spark up any new conversation on anything else other than some of the. Brown's neck and nibbling his ear, turned and smiled at me. With both men smiling at me, I relaxed a little and took the few tentative steps into the room. Once I was at the door, I found myself stiff again. "Go ahead and close the door," Mr. Baker said to me before turning his attention back to the man sitting beside him. I stuck my hand out behind me, clasped the handle and pushed. When I heard the door click closed, I gave a small jump. My nerves were on edge and I was worried I wouldn't. He decided that it was worth a risk just to scout out the disposal site to see if it was still secure. It was highly unlikely that it would be under watch this long after the incidents of more than twenty years ago.He still had some diamonds hidden inside the lining of his jacket but that was for absolute emergency and not just ordinary day-to-day living for ordinary expenses. It would have been possible to put in a chit to the headquarters for some sustenance funds but he knew from years of.