"It comes from here."I nodded, but I wasn't sure how to respond. I stared out the window ofthe bus for a moment. I knew she was right. It was so easy ...o try toseparate my two identities. But I knew that I could perform just as wellwithout the wig. The 4th of July party at Gran and Grandaddy's house hadproved that. However, that still didn't make me feel any lessapprehensive about what my fellow students would do to me. Some of them,like Jared Lumbart, wanted to harm me. I knew there would be. ” Vivian maintained eye contact.Amy ducked her head and blushed beautifully. “So do I.” “How long will the assignment be?” Vivian asked, almost eagerly. She had not expected to find something so tempting so easily.“My secretary…I mean, my assistant is out on maternity leave. She’ll be back two months after the birth.”“That’s a long time. I hope that we can get along.” She focused her gaze on her new boss and winked. “Its important that we work together.”Amy flushed. “Um, yes. I’ll let you get. Instinctively I ran and grabbed the plunger from my bathroom and followed her into her apartment… There was water all over the floor and seemed to continually flow from the bowl. I grabbed for the valve and turned it off, then began plunging. It took several tries but with a final pull the suction seemed to break the clog loose. I stepped back. “There, you’re in business again”. She looked down at the wet floor. Then took a towel from the rack and dropped it into the pool of water, knelt down. No need letting folks know we're well stocked."Ned nodded gravely."Them no-good greenhorns would be here in two shakes, giving us a hard time." My thinking as well. Let's keep a good vigil, though. I'd hate to be killed over our provisions."Even through this serious talk, Rose felt confidence. They were prepared, thanks mostly to their men's alertness. And if push came to shove, they were five, armed well, and in a sturdy cabin.Their worries proved to be without substance. For the next two.