“What should we have said, Carl? ‘Sorry Midas, our man is too important to play delivery man, so just send the data through the normal channels’.... I don’t think so.” My derision was clear.“Well, when you put it like that…”“Very magnanimous of you, Carl,” I said and instantly thought I’d be generous and throw him a bone. “Meanwhile, I’d received orders from Langley to try and seek out who Midas really was. Easier said than done, even with my extensive network. Sure as hell, we found nothing.. Having done this before, he already knew the drill, returning back in thechair and having it tilted back in the sink. It felt incredible havingthem slide out the foils and wash out his hair, yet butterflies beganfilling his belly as he nervously anticipated his new look and what wouldcome of it. Regret and concern were unavoidable thoughts, yet theconditioner felt so soft and helped relax him for just a moment.When she wrapped his head in a towel and lifted the back of a chair, henow knew the. Remember early on in the program we said toward theend of it you will personally interact with various people in differentsituations? We said your reactions would be gauged for response. Wethink that you both exceeded our expectations. You see, Devin was alsopart of the program. He went through the same program as you only hestarted as a female. It wasn't until you told Josie his name was Devinthat we realized who he really was. That the two of you would actuallymeet was not anticipated;. Chloe waved from a safe distance. I got up to walk her out.I caught Chloe's eye as I got up. She had a sheepish look on her face and I wondered if she shared that memory on purpose. She knew that I felt the same for all of them. They all knew it. None of them could sway me to prefer any one over the other; a part of my Charm that I was glad for. When I stood next to Renée, I turned to Chloe and held out my hand. She looked at me questioningly, but took it nonetheless.Holding Chloe's hand, I.