‘Jeezum, to be honest with you, I’m not sure,’ he said. He stood there quietly, lost in thought, for a minute or two. ‘I guess it’s OK. I’...m gonna have to think about it a while, I guess. I hope I’ll get used to it. God, I don’t know what I’d do if Mom and I weren’t getting along.’ ‘You will,’ Dianna said. ‘You love your Mom and she loves you.’ Rick smiled. ‘How late are your folks going to be?’ he asked her. Dianna shrugged. ‘Ah…well, the way it’s…it’s snowing, my Dad will probably be out all. ””Interesting you should say that.” The phone was on speaker so Cain could hear. He almost laughed out loud. “That is exactly what’s been on my mind; a nice, thick cock to ride to be exact.”“You can ride me all you want when I get home.”“Paul, I hate to go, but I’ve got a lunch date with Leza and am running late.”“OK. It’s late here and I need to go to bed.” Of course, Dena was in his bed waiting.“Call me when you get a break from meetings.”“I love you.”“Me too.” “Hot damn! She bought it. He would tell Maddie. A prickling sensation all over his body, like he was being stuck by pins, became more intense. Suddenly sharp pains stabbed at his face and chest. In a burst of awareness, he remembered being knocked down by the blast and the million shards of glass coming toward him. He could feel them hitting his body and spasmed. There was more urgency in the noises. Then the light and sound faded.He could hear a soft rustle punctuated by beeps from a machine. Hospital, he thought. The. “Good question, Steve. The contract is good until canceled by mutual consent or by Noble Software at its sole option. Next?”“Bill, wait!” the reporter protested. “Let me see if I heard you correctly. Noble — these young women — can cancel at any time. The two of you — Noble and Microsoft — can agree to cancel at any time. But Microsoft, on its own cannot cancel at any time for any reason. Is that what I heard?”“That’s what I said, so I’m glad that’s what you heard,” Bill replied with a grin..