"I... I'm not deserting my job!" She said quietly. Too quietly. I hoped I knew what I was doing. I saw the same hope in Megan's eyes. I saw anger in C...ndi and Sammi's eyes. I thought Katie was going to bust a gut, trying not to laugh. Little genius knew where I was going with this; I could see it in her eyes. Even Megan hadn't figured out the tag line yet. Victoria was looking at me, smiling softly, nervously. She knew how to handle Amy also. She also knew what a risk I was taking."Oh. I'm. Fortunately they were in the deep forest and no one could hear her squeals of passionate delight.One morning when he was sitting watching her cut vegetables for stew, he noticed for the first time that they never had any visitors. In fact, no one even passed their way since his arrival."Don't you have family?" They disowned me when I was castout of my village," she said without looking up."Do you miss them?" No, I don't." Why is that?"She gently placed her cutting knife on the table and wiped. But the girls, hand in hand, headed down thestairs and out the front door."Well that was nice of them!" Steven sarcastically said. "Well that justleaves more time for us then now, doesn't it" Then he turned his attentionback to me as we heard the front door slam shut. "Before you said I kissedlike my sister, and I had many of her qualities. Do you really think so." Oh yes, for sure, you are the same size and build, even look some whatalike as well, if you went a year apart I would think you. ." You tended to either 'have an accident' or 'disappear' trying that one on. Having checked to make sure Debbie was upstairs and way out of earshot, he dialled Bernstein's number. Just two rings. "Yeah?" Not a man to waste words. "Anderson here Mr Bernstein, Greg Anderson. Just calling to tell you......" Bernstein cut him off... "That you're making that payment tomorrow?...right Anderson?" What he would have given at that moment to have another bottle of bourbon on hand...even "Southern.