.. family," I said, still not comfortable with any particular term to describe my bevy of beauties. "But what were you saying?" I am just worried abou... the girls you chose to be closest to you from the beginning," she sighed. "I guess Mickey is fine with you two..." She should be downstairs making breakfast right about now," I confirmed."But what about Candice?" she said sharply. "What about Kelly? What about the twins?" You didn't mention Marie," I said."I took care of Marie for you," she said. "I shared a glance with Reddick. I got the distinct impression that while things may have indeed remained strictly professional, Barry Farnsworth had become rather fond of my assistant. I couldn't really blame him; Cassandra was an incredible woman."Tell me what you know," I said, gesturing for Farnsworth to continue."We'd lost Mr. Sharpley. After finding and freezing the final account last February, which brought our total recovery to, ah, 3.97 billion..." 3.96," I corrected. "Close enough.". I would be there when she was ready.Mac came every day, too. He had been 'released' as soon as Gertie had cleared him. He visited the children's ward on each visit to the hospital, too. I'm not sure who liked it more, Mac or the children. When he visited with us, he spent most of his time tripping over his tongue trying to talk with Simone. She continued to fluster him and took great delight in her ability to keep him floundering. He brought her little gifts, trinkets and flowers that she. Das gilt ?brigens auch f?r mich und auch die beiden anderen.?Dann zeigte Siggi aus dem Fenster auf ein Hotel, an dem sie gerade vorbeifuhren und sagte ?nat?rlich auch Antje?.Sie lie?en den Abend ausklingen, und gegen 22:00 Uhr sagte Antje: ?so, der Tag ist gelaufen. Zeit f?r den Wachwechsel. Beate, bitte ?bernehmen.? Dann stand Antje auf, zog sich aus und kroch in einen der K?fige, die im Wohnzimmer standen. Kapitel 9 Herrin BeateAm Morgen wurde Trixie von Beate geweckt. ?Los, aufstehen, du.