I couldn’t stand to be in the kitchen cooking dinner for my family. My stomach kept heaving. I picked at pathetic morsels I’d put on my plate so m... family wouldn’t notice. I lost weight rapidly, my cheeks became gaunt and my hair and skin looked lifeless. I went for my nightly walks, taking the dog with me. I sat on the bank’s edge by the creek and bawled my eyes out. My family needed me, but I couldn’t give them anything of myself. I had nothing to give. Why me? Why the hell me? Why let me. Does this mean we’re back on the books as casual managers?”Her mother grins, “Damn right it does! And at the normal rate, too.”Kyle grins when he says, “Right, Boss, see you in the morning.” He enjoys the shocked look on Beverly’s face when she realizes she is his boss when he works here now. As it seeps in she grins back at him.While walking to the cars Maria asks Kyle, “Do you think the trust will pay for the gear to set up a few games servers like here?”KK says. “If they don’t, we will.. Johnny thought that could be understandable. He wondered how he would feel to be in his place and meeting her oldest friend who was another man. Johnny also wondered about his reaction to Gary. He didn’t like him. He didn’t think it was just because Mandy had introduced him as her boyfriend. There was just something about him. He reflected on Diane’s statement after they had left. It was obvious she wasn’t crazy about him either. Johnny woke at the crack of dawn. He still hadn’t learned to. That had been completed, as well as additional HVAC ducting. With June expected to be increasingly hotter, the GC wanted to have the air conditioning working by the middle of the month so the workers wouldn’t have to sweat their way through each work day.“What’s the target occupancy date?” Dave asked.“The GC and I are still hoping for October first. Since he’s using multiple plumbing and wallboard crews, we think this might be feasible unless there’s some major set back. Personally, I’m better.