"Josh said, "Ah don't be we had a good 40 years together and I am overthe worst of it."Jake asked, "What did she think of that bike of yours?"Josh sai...d, "I used to have a sissy seat on it because she would ridewith me."Jake said, "Sounded like to me you had quiet a marriage."Josh said, "As good as Tom has with Mildred."They ate their dinner and Jake couldn't believe what good fortunes hewas having andcouldn't believe Josh.They enjoyed their dinner and as they were getting up Jake was about. In this incarnation John was my lover, my friend, my stable rock. I’d normally include him in our talks but since I found out I was bound to die no matter what, I hadn’t shared much with him. ‘Can we get a moment alone?’ I asked with a bit more of a snap than intended. His dark eyes wide he looked to the old woman now and she nodded. ‘Fine, I’ll go see what Fiona is up to. It’s about time to pull the tomatoes anyway.’ He smoothed his long black hair back, gave me a regarding look, and left,. He works for the label. His name is Jeremy DeWitt and he is a toad. His job is to act on my behalf and to oversee my career. He has done a fine job of the second; he is lousy at the first. He will, without fail, put the label’s interests ahead of mine. He is supposed to guide my career even if it conflicts with what the label wants.”I nodded.“I have spoken to my manager six times in a year,” Liz continued. “That is about a hundred times too few. I have not spoken to him at all in two months.. We were both going commando.Outside the VOQ was a trail she told me went off toward a nice long stretch of buildings only used by paper pushers from nine to five. We could walk the fence line without worrying about anyone disturbing us. For security she had her gun in a holster hooked to her pants. I found one of the energy pistols in the safe, so I had it tucked into the waistband of my shorts.Not like I can use it without there being a lot of questions.“Mr. Smith you are nothing like I.