"Thanks, Mal," Tara said, accepting a Corona from the waitress. They listened to the music for a while. It was too loud to really have a private conversation but when the band took a break she said,<br/><br/>"I appreciate your offer and someday I might take you up on it,, but for now, let's just say that I do business with a very powerful man. I believe that he is inherently a good guy, it is just that he bends the law a little to suit his interests. I can depend on him to keep his word and I keep mine per the agreement we have.The only rub that I find is his middle management. He just don't get it. He pretends to have all this power but mostly he is an asshole. I know how to keep him in check. See the thing is, better the devil you know than the one you don't know. If something happened to the asshole, some one seriously dangerous might take his place and that is not a gamble I am willing to take, So thanks for your offer, but no thanks.<br/><br/>So you were in the military. I bet that is where you learned your killer card moves." Tara said, taking a sip of her beer to sort of clear the other subject from the table.<br/><br/>This man was really cute, if she was into men, but then she wasnt totally opposed to men, just that women usually stuck around longer.<br/><br/>The band started up, an oldie, American Woman.