***My phone rang, dragging me from a deep and dreamless sleep that I had eventually fallen into. I could see it was Shane’s number, but he rang off ...efore I could answer. Alex had her arm over me and I slid out of bed trying not to wake her or Nin. Pulling on a robe I moved into the corridor and, bleary eyed, saw it was already 11 o’clock as I called him back.He answered straight away. “G’day babe. Did I wake you?”“Yes, but don’t worry. How are you?”He laughed, “Unemployed.”“So, did they fire. He felt so exposed. After he set downthe can and stood back up, Grace unlatched the bottom half of the doorand stepped through. She was wearing a polka-dotted Summer dress, heels,and a wide-brimmed sun hat. There was a colorful scarf knotted at herthroat."Now don't you look just too pretty," she said merrily. "A real hotnumber." She walked around him, taking in the details of hisembarrassing appearance. Boldly she approached him and cupped hischastity device in her hand. "And isn't this. They gave all the job applicants a single sheet of paper with multiple-choice questions. Dan looked around the room and saw that, like himself, the other applicants gave themselves headaches trying to give the best possible answer. Schooling taught him to be wary of easy answers. Trick questions were common on tests.He took a breath to steady himself. Then he got on with it, knowing that while they stated no time limit, they could end the test at any time.First question: What to do when a drunk. " We sit down at Ambers mission styled table with the large tall back chairs. I sink down. I look around and see that Pete has settled down in the family room. "So what is on your mind Kim?" I can hear disappointment in Amber's tone too. "Look I am not here to end what we have going if that is what you think." I see relief on her face. "I just have some questions I need answered." "Like what?" Amber asks. "I need to know what happens after you let me go, that is if you want to tell me?" Amber.