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  2. Books by Stuart Woods
  3. Dedication
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  65. About the Author

“Having seen the new Arrington and your house, I am ready to sign the contract with Ms. Blackburn to design my property.” He signed the document with a flourish, sealed it in the envelope, and handed it to Stone. “Would you be kind enough to send this out with your post?”

“Of course,” Stone said, accepting the envelope.

Lance stood, kissed Gala’s hand, shook Stone’s, and made his way to the front door, where his entourage awaited.

Stone and Gala waved him off.

38

Stone walked Gala down to her office, next to his own.

“What was that business with Lance all about?” she asked.

“At least two things,” Stone said. “He wanted to see some of Susan Blackburn’s work, though he could have seen plenty of it in London, and he wanted to let me know that his spying is just as good as Felicity’s, maybe better.”

“How better?”

“The tap that Felicity has on Petrov’s office and/or phone lines may actually be the CIA’s, and she may be borrowing from it.”

“Or the other way around.”

“Yes, but Lance has made it possible for us to believe one or the other, instead of just the one. I guess that’s good for his ego.”

“You understand these things so much better than I.”

“Not necessarily, I just know the two spies very well. I’m guessing, really.”

“Your guesses are intriguing,” she said. “You should have been a screenwriter.” She logged onto a website. “Let’s see how La Dumont’s film is doing. Aha, Lance’s information is good, but not good enough. The film is projected to do thirty-five million in Russia, and get this—Nathalie has two gross points! Lucky girl!”

“So she had business motives, as well as carnal ones, to spend a few days with Viktor Petrov.”

“Her instincts are good all round.”

“Did you and Ms. Dumont ever partake of each other?”

“Stone! One threesome, and you think I’m anybody’s?”

Stone laughed.

“Actually, she did make a pass at me, once. We were sunbathing in the nude on the deck at her Malibu house. I dozed off, and she gave me a big kiss in an intimate place. I woke up, startled, not sure if I was dreaming, and she apologized profusely. If she had been a little more subtle, I might have been receptive—after all, she’s very beautiful, especially when naked. She did find a way to say that it was a standing offer.”

“The mind boggles!” He excused himself and went to his own office to check his e-mail.

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