"This is the Leigh place. It's a bit up river of BatonRouge. But where might you be goin? An' where are you from?"I felt a small surge of relief. We w...re nowhere as far away as I hadthought, and I even now knew roughly where we were. With the chart onthe boat we could now find our way back."I'm Helen," I said, "and this here is Miss Susan, an' this is Emily.We're from around Frenchman's Bend." I had just thought of the names onthe spur of the moment.The white woman glared at me, but stepped. Afterward I ate breakfast, dressed, and went to work.First thing Monday at the office was the executive meeting. This didn't start until I had been back slapped for the wedding and welcomed back from such a lengthy vacation.In the conference room all of the department supervisors were seated with Jeff standing, leading the meeting. Today two of the big wig home office guys were there. For some reason the two looked familiar, like I knew them from somewhere."Today I have a few announcements.. He saw that it was a dressing room they had entered and he saw a heavy curtain that concealed the bedroom beyond. They could hear voices coming from beyond the curtain.Billy was almost holding his breath with excitement and vague fear. Lisa was going to spy on his mother and Ray! She moved softly toward the curtain and parted it a bit. Then she got down on the floor, motioning him to do likewise. There was less chance of being seen if anyone looked toward the curtain, he realized.Billy heard. I’m very confident in our love and relationship and I know you have fun with the guys.” “Well,” Carol said, the full extent of how the rules were changing just sinking in. “I hadn’t thought of that. How long have you known?” “Oh, come on babe,” I chuckled and kissed her. “You always seem to forget that you’re married to a guy who works through all the Machiavellian politics of Washington for a living. I’m really good at putting two and two together. And remember, I’ve always wanted us to be.