I worked quickly and gotto know some of the regulars very well. Some came in for breakfast everyday, some for lunch. The one thing they all did was l...ok me over, Icouldn't fault them for that I guess.6pm couldn't have come quickly enough for me, Jennifer told me that Ihad made the cut and to be in at the same time tomorrow morning. When Ichecked my tips, I found that I had made nearly 70 dollars, not bad formy first day. The car was waiting across from the diner at 6.10pm anddrove me back to. I didn't know how I felt about having to exercise it and hoped I would not have to find out.I had asked Mom to get the ball rolling."Ebenezer, I told the children about your wise decision to defer your concept of a wedding promotion until after their wedding. They were pleased."Children? We certainly hadn't discussed using that word. I worried the infantilization would undercut my ability to negotiate, but it was out there and I couldn't think of any way to fix it."Good. I'm gratified they. I'll say that you lied. He'll believe me." Missy saw you go into the cottage with me. How will you explain that to your husband?"Elizabeth's eyes darted from me to the bar. "I went in the cottage to get a towel. It's perfectly explainable."Missy had drained her glass, and was shaking the ice around."You were naked, Elizabeth. Missy found your swimsuit in the towel closet."Missy shook the ice around in her empty glass. Otherwise, the room was silent."What does she want?" Elizabeth asked in a low. "I thought for a moment. "Well there is this sweater dress I havehanging up. Let me try."I went to the closet and pulled out the beige sweater dress with thebunched up turtle-neck looking thing. I wonder what to pair with this.I found burgundy leggings. I quickly got dressed and returned toLexi's room."How's this?"She smiled at me. "It's cute. You've come a long way Vic. I don'tthink you need my advice anymore." But I like your advice," I replied with a great big smile."Or maybe... just maybe.