"Warren?" she said into her cel phone. "Oh shit, he hung up." I would have, too! Why were you yelling at him?" Mary said."He's late." Did he say why h...'s late?"Sophia looked down at her hands. "I never gave him a chance to say." She looked at the cell phone, and dialed Warren's number. To her surprise, he answered."What?" he barked."I'm sorry. I had no right to do that." Fine." Are you still coming?" Yes. I'll be there in a few minutes." He hung up."Sophia, what just happened?" Mary asked. Even if you can realize that it's probably all for the best when you're cut out of the loop, it still puts a bad taste in your mouth. I decided to try heading that problem off."Charles, are you still living on the ground?" I asked."Sure, it'll be a while before we get around to men's quarters," he said."How long will it be before the first hut is done?" I asked."We should finish two by tomorrow afternoon," he said."Well, Jocklyn is getting her choice of apartments in the first one finished, and. "Thank you for taking the time to explain everything to me, Gretchen, and thank you for telling me that I am beautiful, too. I'm going to have to think about everything you've said, but I trust you, and if I'm going to believe everything you tell about becoming an escort, then maybe I'll just have to believe you when you say I'm beautiful, too!" Trish pulled me into a quick but intense hug, before pushing back, embarrassed, I thought. Instead, she gave me a smile so pure and so beautiful that. ”“So, I haven’t seen you here before last night. Are you new around here?” She asked as she received her drink.“I am new to the area, in a sense.”“Oh? What sense do you mean?” she replied.“I moved in nearby about six months ago.”“So, where are you from?” I told her the town I lived in as she took another sip from her drink. “I never been there,” she replied. “So, how do you like it here?” She asked.“It is a bit different from home. But I like it so far,” I said.We chatted for a few more.