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representative for Carpenter Techtronics, put the pen he’d been fiddling with back in his pocket, stood up and stretched. “I have to say, I wasn’t sure you could.”
    “As long as the numbers prove out, we’ll be in great shape.” Paul Harrison, the company’s chief financial officer, only looked at things in terms of cost ratio and projected income. “But I have to admit, I’m impressed.”
    The man at the light switch, Stan Forbush, Carpenter’s chief design engineer and the leader on the project, couldn’t wipe the grin off his face. “All accolades gratefully accepted.” He turned to Chase. “I’d like to tinker a little more with the microphone, see if we can get a little better reception.”
    Lucas looked from one man to the other and shrugged, his thick muscles flexing beneath his shirt. He was dark to Chase’s light, thick to the other man’s lean body. Their personalities contrasted as much as their physical appearances. “Seems to me we’re doing okay as it stands. We got all the heat signatures, placed the location of everyone in the house and picked up the conversation. If the pictures are clear we’re good to go.”
    “You know me,” Stan objected. “I’m always fine tuning.”
    “Like I said, that’s fine with me,” Lucas stressed. “Just as long as we’re good to go next week for the press conference.”
    “We’ll be all set,” Chase assured him. “No one else has been able to miniaturize a robot this much and still get all the data needed. This will be a hot commodity, not just for the government but for police departments, corporations and private security agencies. The press conference will go off as planned.”
    “And then the bucks will roll in,” Lucas predicted.
    “I’m counting on it,” Paul told him.
    Chase’s face sobered. “I want all security on this double and triple checked, Lucas.
    And biometric scans for the room where the prototype will be locked up. I invited Dan Romeo from Phoenix to the demonstration. He’ll be here a couple of days early so he can go over everything with you.”
    Lucas’ face darkened. “I can handle it. I don’t need a nursemaid or a babysitter.”
    “And I’m not giving you one. But Phoenix designed the biometric system and installed it, so they should give it a final check. And if we need to beef up security, they can help us with it. We can’t afford to take any chances.”
    “I’m telling you, it’s all taken care of,” his partner assured him. “We’re tighter than Fort Knox.”
    “It never hurts to hedge your bets. Too much has gone into this to have it blow up in our faces at the last minute.”
    “Trust me.” Lucas’ voice had picked up just a tiny edge to it. “It’s done.” Chase raised an eyebrow. “Do you have some reason for not wanting Dan to check things over?”
    Lucas grinned. “Nope. Sorry for arguing. I’m just a little uptight too. And you’re right. The more eyes on the prize, the better off we’ll be.” Chase looked around the room. “All right, then. Stan, let’s you and me meet in my office and go over whatever tinkering you think you want to do. Lucas, you’re also going to check with marketing to make sure everything’s set on their end, right?”
    “Jesus, Chase.” He blew out a breath and shoved his hands in his pockets. “You’re my partner, not my mother. Relax, buddy. I said everything would be fine and it will be.”
    “This is the biggest thing we’ve done yet, the project that will bump our competitors off the map,” Chase reminded him. “I’m entitled to be a little overprotective.”
    “Chase, why don’t we go to your office first,” Ladd broke in, “and you can take that fine old bottle of cognac out from its hiding place. We can have a toast and enjoy the prospect of our success for just a few minutes.” He looked from one partner to the other. “And the two of you can stop sniping at each other.” Chase allowed himself a small laugh. “You’re