“This is why you get paid the big bucks,” Lexi said when Neo brought the rifle scopes to the counter. “I would never have thought of that exactly, but that is exactly what we need. I’m going to buy a new backpack. You want one?” she asked, holding out a black one to him.<br/><br/>While she waited for him to decide what he wanted, she said,, staring off into space as if reading a cosmic list,<br/><br/>“Maybe some rope, some smoke grenades. Maybe some energy bars. Maybe some soap. Um.. lets see. We could probably use a couple of Swiss army knives. What else? “ she asked, finally setting the back pack down next to her foot as she tapped her cheek.<br/><br/>“What do you think Neo?” she asked, very comfortable with him now as if the incident  yesterday had never happened. “ I will bow to your better judgement.” Lexi leaned on the counter and tugged the collar of the clerk until he was almost nose to nose with her.<br/><br/>“My man, there. He is a cracker jack photojournalist and wants to take pictures of the Ross’s gull. We heard there was a rare sighting in this area and we are here to document it for National Geographic.”<br/><br/>The poor man’s eyes looked at Neo as if to say, “Call off your dog.”<br/><br/>Lexi turned him loose and produced a platinum credit card with Sid’s name on it. She grinned at the clerk when he asked for an ID.<br/><br/>“it belongs to my sugar daddy.” She said with a sultry voice.<br/><br/>The man looked helplessly at Neo.<br/><br/>“Not him, He is my boy toy. Come on man, we are in a hurry here. Don’t want that birdy to fly away.”