Tom stepped up to the shorter man and said. ‘Just back away from the lady, scumbag and if I were you I’d be thinking about leaving just about now....’ The sleazeball backed away and looked like he was going to say something. ‘Don’t say it,’ Tom said ‘because then I will really have to do something about you.’ The man scowled but backed off. Stephanie felt a rush of gratitude and tenderness towards Tom and put her arms around him impulsively and kissed him immoderately on the lips. Tom held her. His intense eyes beheld her with frank desire and the tingling between her legs intensified. Where was Mike?"Are you here alone?" For the moment," Jen said hesitantly as she took a sip of her drink. "I'm waiting for my fiancée."Chad boldly took Jen's left hand in his. "Ah, what a lovely engagement ring. I can see your fiancée loves you very much. But until he arrives, would you allow me to enjoy your company?"Jen was taken by Chad's charismatic presence. She nodded her assent, and sipped again. I would not have torn your ... happy home apart had I not! What I did this evening was give your mother a heads up to what Frank was planning. Put her in the driving seat, so to speak. She now has the opportunity to keep her eyes on the family bank accounts and financial situation, before Frank's had a chance to move a lot of cash around." You think he'd leave her destitute?" No not really, the courts wouldn't let him get away with that. After all, he's always insisted that you mother hasn't. The Humans present had saved some of their better portions and wanted to give them to Rosie, but didn't want to upset her feeding. Jim could feel this in the room and said to all, "Rosie is thin at the moment but will get fat if she is given too much. I am also trying to give her only a few things at a time to find out if any will make her sick." If the Humans had money, Jim felt he could make another fortune here. Wait till they saw his new ship.Before leaving the cafeteria they picked up some.