Mia said, “Somehow, we enjoy the thought of you paying our bill.”

“Up yours.”

“Don’t be that way. Think of the good cause it’s going to when you sign the check.”

“Anything else?”

“Yes, one other thing,” Jack told him as he got to his feet.

Mia stood also. She looked down at him and said, “Tell all your friends out there in the big defense companies that we’re here. We’re not going away, Jackson. Now we have a boatload of cash, and plenty of clever ideas. We’ll be keeping a close eye on you and them.”

Brian Haig