Finding that the guard had been completely honest, he commanded the guards to lead him to the main brig. He was there in less than a minute, looking t...hrough shimmering blue energy fields at his crew, who had all been herded into cells not even close to large enough to be comfortable. With a few blasts of the heavy plasma rifle, the shield controls were shorted out, his crew spilling into the corridor.Auctorita smiled as she walked over to him. "You look a little different than normal. New. He'll use you often when you travel. He gets a copy of your itinerary, as do the budget people and HR, so you see how those schedules are important. We get to give you additional little jobs while you are on location. Now you know why I didn't want to travel often."I was finishing up my e-mail when Wanda put through John Kensington, the property director."So, Wild Bill, are you ready to go get some office space for the DEA bunch and the ATF guns and bomb guys? Did they call up and tell you that. As a former British Swimming competitor and now 36 and out of competitive sport, I was tasked with coaching swimming at various levels, this I did in my spare time, ages between 6 and 60.Everything was pretty much run of the mill until a young woman arrived for swimming lessons, Natalie a slim petite 16 year old joined the beginner’s class and at first lacked any confidence but as the weeks went by became more self-assured and aggressively competitive. Natalie’s technique was rough and raw but. He was to be her husband; he would protect her. He would never knowingly hurt her.And so the rehearsal passed, and Sue was in a glow of happiness as she sat holding hands with him during the prewedding dinner, listening to the idle gossip and chatter of the other couples. When he kissed her goodnight at the front door, it was almost midnight. She responded warmly to him. "This will be the last time," Sue said softly, her voice full of love."The last time what?" The last time you'll have to say.
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