"Nah — we won't be there long, and they'll all be so drunk the first day that they won't even remember it. You've certainly earned your right to enj...y a bit of special treatment, Christi."Christi shrugged and asserted, "I was just doing the job we're being paid to do."Rochelle clapped her friend on the shoulder and said, "The point is — you did it damn well." I agree," affirmed Cordain. "I will ensure that no large fanfare accompanies your stay, despite the likelihood that our mother might wish. You know there are starving kids in Africa that would have been happy to have those fries."Banzai derisively laughed and shot down my reasoning, "Then you should have sent the fries to them rather than eating them yourself and packing on even more weight. Just remember, if you get too fat for your dress blues, you're going to have to wear a suit when you marry Masha because there's no place here in Russia to buy larger 'blues' and I don't think the tailors could let the existing ones out. I decided to read it later on the office computer. I sent back my thanks. I took a deep breath. I still hadn’t figured out how to handle Pablo. A bullet always came to mind first, but adding more guilt to the mountain I already carried didn’t sound appealing. Not to mention, that it may put more risk on Lizzy. I filled the tea kettle and set it on the stove to boil. I wondered if Pablo would listen to reason. Maybe he wanted a clean break as well. My experience told me that he probably took the. "I'm Laura, Edith's daughter. You might not remember me, but I remember you. You babysat for my brother and I a couple of times, as well as grooming the lawn." "I remember. You were around sixteen at that time... I'm... I'm sorry for your loss." I stammered."Thank you, Rob. At ninety, she was ready, as were we. Here, have a seat."I sat down in an overstuffed leather chair. Laura sat next to me. "You seem a little uncomfortable," she said, looking me up and down. "Relax. I know all about it."I.