About a week later I took Cindy out for another meal at an upscale restaurant and we had no problem enjoying each other’s company. The conversation ...was borderline naughty with huge amounts of double meaning which left me with the hint that Cindy may accept an invite to bed. When we arrived back at her house I had no idea if the k**s were home but shortly after it was clear that the boy was out and the daughter was studying in her bedroom. The evening proceeded in a similar way with Cindy. His computer beeped with a message, shaking him out of his reverie. The patriarch was pinging him. He opened the message, not knowing what to expect."Negotiation at stalemate; hostiles to your location in five minutes. —Benni"If Benni was sending him a direct message, something bad must have happened, which also meant that something really bad was about to happen.Ferro ran out to his office to Xerba's only to meet him coming out of his office, obviously having received the same or similar. He remembered when Sarah got her job designing the store window that she named one mannequin John's alter ego Janet. "Sort of," replied. Sarah. She pulled of a book from a back pack with a cover that almost looked like it was made of skin or something. "I bought this off of a weird store owner when he was having a going out of business sale." "The book looks kind of creepy." John said as he stared at her friend. "I know this is Halloween night, but aren't you taking this spooky stuff a little. Some teams have to keep developing players for other teams. Just like James Shields and Matt Garza, David will be out there pitching, making the big bucks.Stuart said, "Now some heroes who deserve acknowledgement. First has to be Joe Maddon. Joe has had a magic touch. He has nurtured what he's been given into a working, winning organization. He doesn't complain when one of our selections doesn't work out, but continues to try to make it work. "Congratulations for making not only the playoffs.