‘I’m Brian Driver, thanks for the help,’ Brian spoke for the first time. Harry had to speak twice to make the little girl understand that she wa...s to move out of their way. The two men placed the box springs on a waiting bed in the larger of two bedrooms. Brian smiled at the little girl as they went back outside for the mattress. She grinned, sheepishly. When they had the mattress placed on top of the box springs, Brian and Harry stood back to admire their work. ‘It’s going to be better than. ” He nodded my way with his latter statement. “The point is, I’ve seen things and have come to my own understanding of the relationship between a Padrone and Stirpe.”I was suddenly anxious, both to know what he knew and because he seemed upset about this. “Okay, so why are you upset?”He stopped and looked at me. “There are Magi out there who’ve spent years of political maneuvering to gain what you’ve stumbled across by accident. Once word spreads that a new House has started up, you could be in. “What’d Ellie say when she saw you like this?”“Um ... she hasn’t seen me yet. It’s not that I’m exactly afraid, it’s just that when I came back to the surface after Doctor Binet finished the transfer, Maxson was heading up here to help you out and I needed to find out what was going on with my missing person case. I should have expected that you’d end up solving it and doing a lot more, besides.”“Damn, Nick, you look good. This is going to seriously disappoint someone, though, and not Ellie.. " I think I will go over and make myself known to her"I walked toward Jan, as she was leaving the bar with a gentleman with her arm looped through his arm. I bet she must be working tonight in her job as an escort. She will shit a gold brick, when she sees me here. I walked up behind her just as they got to their table."Hello Jan."She whirled around, and her mouth dropped open."David ... ah David what are you doing here?" Just like you enjoying the party." Who are you with?"'Now I thought maybe.