Maria was sixty if she was a day and thought I was the best thing that ever happened to her boss. She was surprised when she found out that Annie had ... different dating arrangement and I was out the door. She was REALLY surprised to find out Annie’s new boyfriend was a girl. A girl named Linda. Linda, of course, was Willie’s assholette.That was the last time we ate at Annie’s. I gave Maria a hundred-and-ten-dollar tip, and since I knew they pooled them, I gave her a ten for the pool, then I put. ”Lucy asked enthusiastically, “So, what was it like to give the cane?”Janet replied, “Well it was my job, but I always wanted to do my job well. So, I would focus, position myself so that the cane would land only on the student's bottom and not flap on thin air because that maximised the pain. I was quite an expert at giving the cane, although, to begin with, I even practised on a pillow at home.”Lucy said, “Well, I’m sure you took it very seriously.” Lucy added after a few moments, “Just like. .. I hate to use the word but ... supernatural ... went wrong while you were in that coma? You can tell me."Why he assumed I could tell him anything, was beyond me. "No Arnie, I don't. I do feel ... a little off, not having most of my memory is tough, but that's about it. I do, however, appreciate your concern."He stood up and took off his round spectacles to clean the lens with the hem of his sweater. He turned to show himself to the door. He had one final thing to say. He looked over his. Something told him there would be a lot of desperate last minute callers trying to changer both of their minds on her choice.Before he signed off the King asked if Dusty had spoken to Daniel lately, and Dusty was caught off guard by the question. While Rachel and Suzan spoke a few times a week, it had been a few days since anyone had talked to them.It seems the King had been informed yesterday that Daniel and Rachel's oldest daughter, who had just turned six seasons old a few days ago, had.