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June 3, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “You all know how much I hate long speeches, so I’m going to keep this as short as possible!” There was laughter from the assembled NIKA staff, all waiting for dinner to be served. “Today marks NIKA Consulting’s Tenth Anniversary. We’ve come a long way from working out of my house, which you’ve all now seen, to the building we own in the West Loop and two regional offices. And, a week from Monday, three additional offices from Lone Star. I’ll have a bit more...
June 12, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Why are you leaving early?” Kara asked. “I have an important meeting downtown,” I said. “Then I get to try to explain to the troops at NIKA what happened with Lone Star. That should be fun!” “Have you figured out what’s really going on with Dante and Lone Star?” Jon asked. I’d broken the news, in as much detail as I could, to everyone at dinner the previous night, just after Manny Nuñez had called to say that DCP accepted my terms and that the money would...
April 23, 1995, Chicago, Illinois On Sunday morning, Jessica, Kara, Birgit, and I walked to Kenwood Academy where Will attended school. He and a teacher were waiting inside a set of glass doors. They let us in, and Mr. Hannity directed us to the gym. Sensei Jim and several other students were there waiting, and after bowing to Sensei Jim, I went to talk with Felipe, accompanied by Birgit. “Hi, Mr. Felipe!” Birgit said brightly. “Hello, «Tesoro»! How are you today?” “It’s cold...
October 4, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Just, no!” Jessica exclaimed in disgust. We’d just finished watching the third episode of ER on tape and I’d thought she was going to completely blow a gasket. “What?” I chuckled. “It’s not REALLY like that?” “OK, some of it, yes; but some of that stuff? Just no way!” “It’s a TV drama, Jess,” Elyse laughed. “Cut them some slack.” “The problem is, people will see it and assume it’s real! And it’s obviously supposed to be Cook County.” “I really should...
June 8, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “That was fast,” I said. “They have to act fast,” Jamie said. “They can’t afford to let this go.” “I didn’t know you could type up a filing that quickly!” “You’d be amazed what you can do if you’re motivated enough.” “So, what do we do?” “Sit tight for now. How many of your offers were accepted?” “Two of the developers, the ones we really wanted, the support rep, and three sales reps. The cease and desist can’t be retroactive, can it?” “No. You made...
September 7, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “I didn’t think you wanted me to wake you at 2:12am,” Ed laughed. “I wouldn’t have complained, but it wouldn’t have made much difference. How is she?” “She’s doing fine. You have a nephew, David James Krajick. He’s 7 pounds, 14 ounces.” “Thanks for letting me know. I’ll tell everyone here. Need me to make any other calls?” “No. I called my parents and your dad already. He and your mom will probably come up in a month or so.” “Remember, I’m leaving...
February 19, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Why does the dumb plane have to be late?” Jesse complained for the third time in forty minutes. “They ran into headwinds. They should be landing any time now. But then they have to go through passport control.” “Mom One got me a new passport for Russia!” “Yes, because the old one expired.” “I wish we didn’t have to wait five months! I want to see my soldier friends!” “And Larisa?” Jesse grinned, “Yes! But Marta is here today! «Hon är jätte sött!»”...
March 28, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Happy birthday, Kara!” I said when I returned from my run with Gina on Tuesday morning. “Happy birthday, Kara!” Jessica said as well. “Thank you both! And thank you for taking the day off!” I chuckled, “When I asked you what you wanted for your birthday, you said you didn’t need anything. So Jessica and I decided to give you what you WANT!” “And what is that?” she asked impishly. Jessica laughed, “For us to wear you out, but we’re not sure that’s...
April 10, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “I’m convinced there is something fishy about this entire thing,” my dad said. “That makes two of us,” I said. “I do not understand why they would want to sell.” “Joyce,” Karl asked. “They expressly said they would only consider an outright purchase?” “That’s correct. Not an asset purchase. According to Steve, we couldn’t manage an asset purchase without risking NIKA’s operations and its culture because we’d need to hire a bunch of Lone Star people more...
May 13, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “My temperature is correct,” Michelle said on Saturday morning. “I need to call Doctor Robertson and go for a treatment.” “OK,” I said. “Let’s see if the second time is the charm.” “You didn’t say anything yesterday or last night, but are we staying together when we travel?” “Yes. We’ll be at the InterContinental in Dallas, but at Hiltons in Reno and Raleigh. Assuming you want to, that is. I can call Barney to change the reservations if not.” “Do that and...
June 29, 1995, Chicago, Illinois On Thursday, I finally had lunch with Melissa again, something I hadn’t been looking forward to. Much like with Cèlia, Melissa and I had passed an inflection point and I was left with sub-optimal paths forward. I’d been struggling with the possible solutions, and all of them had pitfalls. When I walked into Takumi, I had something of a plan. Whether it was good or not would only be known once everything played out. “I spoke to my wives,” I said after we’d...
May 1, 1995, Chicago, Illinois Bedlam erupted in the conference room and over the phone. “Holy shit!” Cindi gasped. “Holy shit!” Her sentiment was echoed by others, with the same, or similar, expressions of surprise and disbelief. I waited a few seconds for everyone to calm down, then continued. “As I said, please keep this closely held. We’ll make an offer to them later this week, and I expect it to be accepted, though the numbers will probably change a bit. Once we have an agreement,...
May 29, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Happy seventh birthday, Pumpkin!” I said when Birgit walked into the sunroom on Monday morning. “Thank you, Daddy!” she said with a huge smile. She climbed into the chaise, kissed my cheek, and snuggled close. “Who’s coming to your party today?” “Tiffany, Rachel, and Joey from school; Francesca and all my cousins!” ‘Cousins’ had become the shorthand way of referring to the gaggle of kids who hung around the house regularly - the kids of all my friends...
May-June, 1985, Chicago, Illinois Bethany arrived on Thursday afternoon to have time to relax before she started her first summer class the following Monday. She and I spent the afternoon moving her things to the room that she’d be sharing with Kara, while Jennifer, Josie, and Stephanie organized their rooms in the coach house. That evening, at dinner, Jennifer and Josie discussed their plans for the commitment ceremony. I thought Jorge was going to have a stroke. “Wait, you two are...
September 5, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Interesting,” I said aloud as I was reading the Chicago Tribune while cuddling Birgit. “What, Daddy?” “My friend Bill Elliott is going to start his own racing team with McDonald’s as the sponsor.” “Sponsor?” “They pay money to paint the car red and yellow, and have the McDonalds sign on the hood.” “I like pink cars!” I chuckled, “I know you do, Pumpkin. Are your school friends coming today?” “Yes. Tiffany, Rachel, and Joey.” “Good. Shall we make...
September 26, 1994, Munich, Germany “«Guten Morgen. Mein Name ist Steve Adams. Ich bin von NIKA Consulting. Ich habe einen Termin mit Herrn Schultz.»” “«Guten Morgen, Herr Adams. “Er erwartet Sie. Bitte gehen Sie durch diese Tür. Das erste Zimmer auf der rechten Seite»” She indicated a door and I walked through it, then walked into the main conference room. My German was just good enough to get past the receptionist, but I wasn’t going to be able to carry on a full conversation. I decided...
October 11, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Hi,” Mikela said when she walked into Bacino’s where I was waiting. “Hi. I have a table reserved.” I led her to the table and the waiter took our drink orders. I checked with Mikela and ordered our pizza right away. “Why did my lawyer dump me and tell me to talk to you directly instead of hiring another attorney?” “You’d have to ask him,” I said. “But I honestly don’t care why. We can resolve this between us.” “But I didn’t sign the release.” “No,...
October 31, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “Did everyone have a chance to read through all of the proposals?” I asked. There was a chorus of ‘yes’ accompanied by nods from people in the conference room. “Good,” I said. “The only one I expect to get significant pushback on is the sabbatical policy because it’s purely subjective and subject to my approval.” “Could you establish some clear guidelines?” Mario asked. “That would allow you to weed out a lot of requests without running into...
February 6, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Well, if it isn’t my old friends Agents O’Toole and Stone,” I grinned, shaking their hands. “What can I do for you?” “We’d like to speak to you, privately,” Agent Stone said. “Are you investigating me?” I asked. Agent Stone shook his head, “No. You are not a suspect, a person of interest, nor a target.” “And by privately, you mean without Elyse or my attorney present?” “Yes, if you would. I’ll explain what we want and then you can decide,...
April 11, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Steve, Ailea is here,” Kimmy said. “Tea?” “Yes, please. Whatever she wants. We’ll take it at the low table.” I got up from my desk and went to greet Ailea. She removed her shoes and joined me on the «zabuton». “How is school going?” I asked. “Really well. As I told you before Christmas, the study habits my mom instilled in me have really paid off.” “I’m sorry I haven’t had a lot of time for you.” “I know you’re really busy. But you always take my...
June 13, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “So what are you going to do?” Kara asked as she, Jessica, and I snuggled in bed on Tuesday night. We’d made love and very soon we’d have to walk Jessica to work. “About Melissa?” “And Jillian. And Marcia.” “Marcia is simple, if you mean being with her. She’s sixteen AND a member of the dojo, so that’s a non-starter. And, just to put a true end to it, the age of consent in a situation where the older person is a teacher or some kind of authority figure is...
June 17, 1995, Chicago, Illinois When I arrived home from Racine, Jessica, Kara, and I went to the sauna. “So, yes to both?” Jessica asked. “Molly needs to have her test and I most likely won’t see her until after our family vacation. As for Melissa, I’m still going back and forth. In one sense, I’m concerned that I’m treating her as if she’s a little girl who doesn’t know what she wants and can’t deal with having sex with me. But I’m concerned about the business relationship. It started...
September 15, 1994, London, England “Did she say what she wanted?” I asked. “No, Mr. Adams; she simply asked to be connected to your room. Do you wish to speak to her?” Refusing would be the simplest course of action, but would also be rude in the extreme. And I’d likely have to see her in the morning when I ran and did kata, unless I ran a totally different route through the streets and skipped my karate practice. In the end, I decided it was easier to simply speak to her and see what she...
September 18, 1994, Amsterdam, the Netherlands When the tour of Anne Frank House ended, Karla and I walked hand-in-hand from the building. The tour had been moving, and seeing for myself where the Frank family had hidden from the Nazis really drove home the story I’d read so many years ago. There wasn’t a park close, so we walked along Prinsengracht to a café and ordered coffee. “When I was in High School, I had a run-in with a Calvinist pastor,” I said. “I thoroughly disagreed with him and...
October 2, 1994, Chicago, Illinois The attendance at the Rap Session was better than I’d expected. Most of the kids from the spring returned, though one or two had graduated. Elizabeth, Claire, Becka, Marie Annette, Laurie, Ben, Mike, Carissa, Wanda, Stacy, Ted, Bev, Henry, Gaby, Trish, Kajri, Cèlia, and Cindi were all in attendance. Ken and Joan didn’t show up, which didn’t surprise me. And of course, my wives, Michelle, and Elyse were in the great room as well. I’d thought more about...
November 15, 1994, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio “You can drop the smug look,” Joyce continued. “Because if you FINALLY recognized how poorly you’ve behaved, you owe me, and a host of other young women, sincere apologies!” I sighed, “I thought we’d been through this.” “I’m sure you did. I’m sure you hoped so. I suspect you might even have some regrets. I TRIED to tell you all of this nearly fifteen years ago! But would you listen? No! You stubbornly pressed forward with your menagerie of women,...
December 6, 1994, Sydney, Australia “That’s a nice heavy load to lay on me,” I replied after I recovered from the shock of what she’d said. “You can’t REALLY be surprised by that, can you?” I sighed, “No, I guess I can’t. It fits every single thing you’ve said or done. You simply can’t get past the idea that once my penis was in your vagina, it excluded all others for all time.” “That’s putting things a bit clinically, don’t you think?” “It was safer to say that than whatever other thing...
December 22, 1994, Tokyo, Japan to Chicago, Illinois When the flight reached sufficient altitude, I pulled out my PowerBook and opened my journal. The events of the previous week had affected me greatly, in many ways. The wake, for which I, and others, had stayed awake all night, had been a moving experience. My only regret was that the actual funeral service would be held the following week. I did ascertain, from a conversation with the Shinto priest who came to pray with us at the wake,...
January 16, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “I’m not sure I like the premise, but it wasn’t too bad,” Jennifer said on Monday night. “I’ll reserve judgment,” I said. “Being 70,000 light years across the galaxy does make this different from any of the earlier Treks. I’ll set the VCR to automatically record Star Trek: Voyager from now on. We’ll need to remember to change tapes because of Deep Space Nine and ER. Not to mention the races if we can’t watch them.” “Have you considered switching from...
February 26, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Thanks for letting us visit!” Pia said as we hugged just outside security at O’Hare early on Sunday evening. “You know you’re welcome anytime, and the two little lovebirds over there will be very happy if you do!” I nodded towards where Jesse and Marta were hugging each other tightly. I took Pia in my arms and hugged her, then held her loosely. “They’ll get to see each other again in Stockholm, and we’ll try to come visit again next year.” “Have fun...
March 3, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “I can’t tell you,” she said, looking down. “Because you’re afraid?” “No, I can’t tell you, because I don’t know who it was.” “Because you don’t remember having sex with someone?” She shook her head, “I remember.” “Now I’m even more confused.” “You remember I told you about the wedding that Dustin and I worked?” “Vaguely, yes.” “Well, I had a few drinks like I said, but instead of going to my room, I stayed at the party and got to talking with a guy....
March 7, 1995, Chicago, Illinois The phone rang on Tuesday evening, and I excused myself from watching a tape of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with the girls and kids. Jennifer paused the tape while I went to my study to take the call. “Seriously?” I asked about a minute into the call. “Seriously!” Aimee said with a laugh. “What? You don’t think I’m a good catch?” I laughed, “I think you’re a GREAT catch. I just had you figured for not marrying until you were settled in your shore...
March 18, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Good morning, Mitsuko!” I said when she came into the dojo on Saturday morning. “Good morning, Sensei Steve! This is my friend Dyani. She’s a Freshman at UofC and is interested in martial arts.” “Welcome!” I said. “Were you hoping to start today, or just watch?” “I think I’ll just watch today,” she said. “OK. I’ll come talk to you afterwards to see what you think. Mitsuko, are you participating this morning?” “Yes! I need to change.” “Dyani, you can...
April 18, 1995, Chicago, Illinois On Tuesday, I joined Samantha and Stephanie for lunch at Spurgeon Capital to discuss the audit my sister was going to do of the Lone Star books. “What am I looking for?” “Anything suspicious,” I said. “But I also need to know the extent of their liabilities. Check any disbursements back at least six months.” Stephanie smiled, “I do know how to do my job, big brother!” “I don’t THINK they’re hiding anything, but you never know. I’m sure they have debt,...
May 19, 1995, Reno, Nevada I opened the phone again and dialed Elyse’s direct line. “The game is afoot!” I said as soon as she answered. “Dante?” “Yes. A little bird just whispered in my ear that he’s trying to hire Lone Star developers.” “Does he have a chance to get them all?” “Nope!” I said giddily. “I already have the best of the bunch on my side and she’s not going anywhere.” Elyse laughed, “Of COURSE it’s a female programmer! Blonde or redhead?” “Brunette,” I chuckled. “And yes,...
June 6, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “He did what?!” I demanded. “Served legal notice he intends to buy the shares held by Dallas Capital Partners,” Manny said. “But we have a signed deal!” I protested. “I understand. His letter states, correctly, that the terms of his agreement with Dallas Capital permit him to buy those shares at any time prior to a completed sale.” “Son of a bitch!” I swore. “So now what?” “Under the terms of the agreement, he has fifteen business days to deliver the...
July 23, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Next time we have to stay longer,” Kara said on Sunday afternoon as we relaxed with Jessica and Michelle in the sauna. “It was a whirlwind trip,” I said. “But I’m not sure a longer one is really practical until the kids are older. Other than Jesse and Matthew, the kids were mostly bored in Russia.” “The four boys really enjoyed the lunch in the officers’ mess!” I smiled, “I think the officers enjoyed it just as much as the boys did.” “Do you think it’s...
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September 11, 1994, London, England “«Доброе утро»,” an elderly man who seemed to be an usher said as I stepped inside the narthex of the Cathedral. (“Good morning.”) “«Доброе утро»,” I replied, then added something Tanya had taught me, “«Извините, я не говор по-русски.»” (“Good morning.”; “Excuse me, I don’t speak Russian.”) “Ah, no problem! I speak English. Good morning. Welcome to the Cathedral. Are you a visitor?” “Yes, from Chicago. I’m an inquirer.” He nodded, “It’s nice of you to...
September 13, 1994, London, England “Steve?” a tall, good looking man with short, light brown hair and pale blue eyes asked. “You must be Jon!” I said, extending my hand. “Welcome to England.” “Thanks. It’s good to meet you! And I think I know why you said this place was ‘ideal’,” I grinned. “You saw the plaque at the front?” “I did! It’s perfect!” “Glad you appreciate it. I’ve grabbed a table,” he said leading me to it. “Now what’s your poison?” “Well, I don’t think I can take warm...
September 15, 1994, London, England All those life lessons I’d learned recently rushed to the forefront of my mind. What had happened with Ailea, Mitsuko, and Sakurako, as well as with Michelle, meant I needed to treat Pippa’s request properly. The only question in my mind was whether or not there were special circumstances which would warrant me trying to talk her out of it. I was concerned about regret, but I’d discussed that with the three Japanese girls, and in the end, I couldn’t...
September 16, 1994, Amsterdam, the Netherlands I exited the KLM ‘Cityhopper’ flight at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, and after clearing customs and immigration, I left the terminal and hailed a taxi to take me to the Tulip Inn on Spuistraat. I paid the cabbie with Dutch Guilders I’d exchanged with Hans for British Pounds. He kept a collection of European currencies in his travel kit, and offered the exchange so I didn’t have to deal with it at the airport. I’d laughed when he’d explained...
September 24, 1994, Amsterdam, the Netherlands When the ‘flight or fight’ response kicked in, my knees got weak and my head spun, but I fought my way through it by taking slow, regular breaths until the surge of adrenaline ebbed a bit. Then the flight notion kicked in, and I grabbed Karla’s hand and led her from the hotel, wanting to get her as far away from there as possible. Something VERY odd was going on and I didn’t want to be anywhere NEAR my room. Without a word, Karla walked with...
September 25, 1994, Amsterdam, the Netherlands “Steve? Steve?” I heard Karla say through the fog that clouded my mind. Fortunately, when my knees had gone weak and my head had spun, there had been a low wall just to my side. I’d sagged onto it just as my knees would have given out. I fought the effects by doing my best to regulate my breathing and allow the adrenaline surge to run its course. “Steve?” Karla said, now sounding very worried. “I’m fine,” I said slowly. “You almost passed...
September 25, 1994, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Karla and I stood in the room and looked sheepishly at each other. We’d walked back to the hotel in complete silence, both aware of what we intended when we arrived in the room. I got the distinct impression this was how I would have felt had my first time evolved naturally, instead having been of contrived by Jennie McGrath and sprung as a surprise. I couldn’t remember a time I’d felt this way before, and if I had, it had been long, long ago....
September 27, 1994, Munich, Germany I shook my head and followed Elena into my room. She went straight to the phone and made a call. “«Eine Flasche Champagner für Zimmer 603 bitte, und einige Früchte ... Ja, das wird gut.»” She hung up the phone and walked over and sat on the couch. “Don’t stand there like a fool,” she laughed. “Sit down!” I went over to the couch and sat down, though not too close to Elena. “Elena...” I began to protest, but she interrupted me. “You asked me to...
October 18, 1994, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota “So, was that all a big waste of time, Doctor Ross?” We were sitting in his office on Tuesday afternoon after the complete battery of tests. “It’s never a waste of time. Even if we don’t find anything, we can rule things out.” “I feel like a pincushion. And I swear, Dracula couldn’t get blood out of me at this point.” “Unfortunately, that’s the only way we can understand the chemistry. The total amount we took is less than you would...
November 14, 1994, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio “Steve?! What are you doing here?” “I need your help,” I said. “It was serious enough that I decided to drive down this morning.” “I have a 2:00pm, but I can see you at 3:00pm. The rest of the afternoon after that is free. Are you OK to wait an hour? No thoughts of harming yourself? Or of running away?” “I’m OK to wait,” I agreed, then shook my head. “And no thoughts like that.” “OK. Have a seat and relax.” I went to sit in a chair in the...
November 16, 1994, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio “Let’s explore something different today,” Doctor Mercer said on Wednesday afternoon. “The young women you called ‘friends with benefits’ who seem to be in the category of women you think you manipulated or abused, yet who wouldn’t say you’d done so. You mentioned Mary Harrison. Let’s start there.” I smiled, “If there was any person in my life who could have sex without developing improper emotional attachments, it was Mary. And she was one person...
November 17, 1994, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio “The first thing I want to say is that I believe you are in a good frame of mind. I’m not worried about you going home today.” “Were you worried on Monday?” Doctor Mercer nodded, “A bit, but probably not for the reason you think.” “You were concerned that I was overly critical of myself, and that might LEAD to clinical depression, not that I was actually clinically depressed.” She laughed, “Some days, I don’t know why I bother!” “Don’t be TOO...
December 13, 1994, Narita Airport, Japan “Reason for your visit to Japan?” the immigration officer asked. “Two days of business meetings, then a visit to see my Shōtōkan master in Oguni, in Yamagata Prefecture. I was here during the summer to train with him.” I handed him a letter from SPSS, written in Japanese. He read it, stamped my passport and forms, and handed them back. “Thank you, Mr. Adams. Welcome back to Japan!” “Dō itashimashite“, I replied. He smiled, nodded and indicated...
December 16, 1994, Oguni, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan “And just how do you know that?” I asked with a smile. She smiled, flexed her hips, and tightened her muscles, “From Grandmother.” “Of course!” I grinned. “No, I’m not upset. I told Robert-san I fully expected that to happen. Specifically with Hideki, as that allows your son to become master of his great-grandfather’s school.” Sakurako nodded, “That is why I agreed to the match. Well, I haven’t yet. He will ask formally on Monday, after...