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“May I have your attention?” he asked, clanging a fork against his glass

A rumble washed over the crowd and all eyes turned toward him Rex had the floor

“Please, ht Our caterers prepared a wonderful ive them a hand”

Everyone clapped

Rex waited for the praise to end and then said, “Tonight, we have a lot of business to discuss First and foremost, I want to talk to you about Lucy’s dreah Performance Group is dedicated to its drivers and staff Those of you who’ve been in the pits or behind the wheels of MMHPG cars understand Lucy’s goals Most of you share her competitive nature which is why you’re here

“I’ve had the opportunity to meet all of you We’ve talked about your future plans and the goals of MMHPG I hope by the tih, all of you willteam” He paused, turned to Lucy, and winked She winked back The “our” factor apparently pleased her “MMHPG will be relocating to Tennessee, and we hope to keep everyone on board as we help you and your families make the transition”

Taking another drink froht out Graves and watched him He was nervous It took one Dom to see this in another Despite his cool de was up, and he was probably trying to figure out a way to stop what they had planned for hiain, how did a

Rex cleared his throat “Tonight, after dinner, I’d like to invite you into the hts froe, I’ll ask for your signature on these contracts” He held up a five-page agreement “All of you are aware of the fact that contractual terms vary and are confidential

“At the end of the evening, I believe each of us will have a clearer lared at Fred “If not, we’ll certainly do e can to clarify any questions you may have”

With that, he sat down Lucy patted his knee

“That ell, I think,” Luke said, around a mouthful of food “Old Fred over there is about to shit his pants”

“Luke, please,” Lucy said “We’re eating”

Rex grunted “I only have a taste for one thing right now”

Lucy giggled

“It ain’t that, sugar,” Rex gruh I’ll want some of you a little bit later”