" You're not mad?" No way, I've been trying to get him to change, and he just won't, so this is all on him." Are you going to tell him?" What? No. Tha... would break the friendship between our husbands and us, and I don't want that." Me either." Allison hugged Melanie. "Thank you."The two women locked arms and returned to the kitchen united in sisterhood.Duke grinned his very own wide toothless grin."Are you two done with the lesbo stuff? Can I eat my eggs now?"Mel unlocked her arms and stepped. “Nice to meet you Mr Rogers,” she said.“Welcome to the neighborhood,” I replied. “I have your files and I’ve read them all. It’s nice that this isn’t a murder. Something different for a change.”“Have you ever worked on a political story?” she asked.“No,” I replied. “Somehow I expect you have though.While Tonya spent five minutes saying a simple “Yes”, I studied her. She was a short woman maybe five feet on her tippy toes. She had one of those workout bodies that women pay to develop. Her blond. . . understand, Sir,” said Julia weakly.“So you’ll do your best to please me, eh?”“Oh yes . . . yes . . . Sir!” Julia’s voice was louder; there was no doubt she really meant it!“Good . . . good,” nodded Havers. “lead on then, my girl, straight to the Playroom.”Julia turned obediently, placing her hands on top of her head in what was obviously a deliberately submissive gesture. Havers’ eyes were hot upon the shapely, naked creature just in front of him. Was it his imagination or was not Julia. Like Ariel, silence was NOT one of his strong suits. ‘Ok so spill now. No bullshit excuses, I know somethings bugging you cause you ain’t tried to punch me yet. Is it your shitty job? Shitty and may I add smelly, apartment? Makayla coming back around again? C’mon man tell me.’ ‘If you’d shut up for a damn minute I would. Jesus. You’re worse than damn woman.’ So Otis proceeded to tell JB all about his day, Ariel, Danny, all of it. JB decided to spoil the moment by acting like he was falling.