10 Questions "Hi Tom," Bud said warmly as we walked through the doors. "Did you have a good lunch?" "It was too eventful for lunch, actually," I replied. "Really? I look forward to hearing about it. . . . Hey, Kate." "Hi, Bud," she said, walking over to the minifridge of juices. "Sorry I ruined your surprise." "I didn't intend your coming as a surprise, actually. I just wasn't sure whether you'd be able to make it, so I didn't want to get Tom worked up for nothing. I'm glad you could come." He walked toward the conference table. "Let's all sit down and get to it. We're a little behind." I went to the same chair I had sat in that morning, with my back to the window, near the middle of the conference table. But as I did so, Kate, who was sizing up the room, sug-