“What was that?” Simon asked the moment the woman left the office, not bothering to hide his disgust.

“That is my new neighbor,” Bernard answered as he raised his head from the table.

“Yeah, I gather that much,” Simon said as he came to sit in front of Bernard. He bypassed the chair Ruby had sat in to sit in the other chair. “What I was asking was, how on earth are you allowing such a woman around you? That is one dangerous woman, bro. What are you doing?” Simon spoke in an impassioned tone.

“Damn if I know. I can’t possibly cart her out when she comes in, can...