I stepped forward. "I am Tom. You, you, and you," pointing at those who had admitted to being cleaners, "start cleaning. Begin in this room Kala, you ...ill cook. Mikorva and Lenora will help you. Eldar, I want the front of this place cleaned up. Grimor will help you. When you finish, come see me or Elena. Elena is my honored wife and will be mistress of this house. Obey her as you would me."Everyone looked at bit surprised at that but scurried off to perform their chores. It was close to lunch. He walks in and he shuts the door behind him. He’s surprised to see a man sleeping on the lounge. A quick check shows he’s OK, just dead drunk. Hal walks through the house and out the back door.He crosses the yard to the fence, well, what’s left of it. Few houses in this block have any fences between the houses as none are allowed in the front yards by the council rules and the wooden backyard fences have gone to fires many years ago. The Housing Commission has given up on replacing them. “Andrea Matthews,” I answered.“No. I mean, what is she to you?”Andy’s eyes were boring into me as I thought. It was a good question. What was Andy to me? She was my kitten, but I could hardly explain to someone that meant a chemically programmed sex slave. She was my roommate, but that sounded like we were assigned the same room by some liberal college somewhere. Friend? She was more than that. Lover? Yes. Concubine? I am not a king. Personal slut? Andy was not at all slutty unless I told her. "Hi," he said in a quiet, tentative and embarrassed voice.Both woman sat frozen in shock for several seconds before Stevie stood."Gerry?" she asked, knowing it was him, but needing reassurance. "Isthat you? What's going on?" I can answer that," Kate smiled and she explained what had transpiredthroughout the day and her decision to have Gerry working in hisdisguise in order to properly train him for the contest. "Brilliant,right?"Stevie's breathing began to increase as she searched, but failed,.