Let's Make a Deal! — Leah Cutter

Saul will go to any length to close a deal, including adding three extra lumbar vertebrae so he could bend just so when greeting a particular alien ambassador.

But the latest clients won't even negotiate.

Saul has to find out what makes them tick. Why they really want.

Everyone will strike a deal eventually, right?

Originally published in the anthology, "First Contact Cafe," part of a shared world created by Irene Radford.