Basically, ma'am, they just wouldn't cooperate. They never gave me the chance to
arrest them."
"You're sure about that?"
He nodded. "Any of them could have put their weapons down, but they didn't.
Where are you going with this? Having second thoughts about converting me?"
Maybe Mandi's mild surprise showed in her face. Cade's eyebrow went up as he
sipped his Dr Pepper.
Nodding, she said, "I had some reservations, yes."
Cade shook his head and said, "Nope. Not 'had'. You have some real, live
doubts. You're thinking maybe you've converted the wrong guy."
Finishing his third burger, Cade sipped his drink again and said, "I don't
happen to think so, of course. Speaking of conversions, what's my max going to
be?"
Mandi swallowed her last mouthful of burger and said, "Your max will depend
on how well your system converts. If you're average, you'll be able to lift
about six tons by Friday."
Staring at her briefly, Cade said, "Well, damn. That's a bunch. How much can
you lift, Mandi?"
'That's a bunch?!' thought Mandi with a flash of anger, 'Is any of this
really reaching this guy?'
"A hell of a lot more than that!" she snapped, then she sighed and said,
"Oh, hell.
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