Baker caught Smithers with his wife and now Baker is in jail and Smithers is in the hospital. There is no one there to run the office. I hate to do th...s to you on such short notice, but you have to catch the two-twenty flight, get to St. Louis and take charge of the office."I don't know how long you will be there. I guess it will depend on just how bad Baker fucked up Smithers. If it is too bad he might not get out of jail for a while and Smithers might not get out of the hospital anytime soon.. “Kitik, I cannot live with others,” he says. “In one time I hope that I may leave this shadow of mine and come full into the now. But for me it is too late. My body pains me more where I am hurt when I leap from where the humans keep me, and from other things too, and even when shadow is light in me the pain reminds me and keeps me in the shadow. If I live with others the shadow will overcome me and I cannot stay. You are good to make offer, but I am weary now, it is my time.”I know he is. Donald had been taken from her ten years before and she knew in her heart that what Osvaldo was saying was true. He had only been just over a year old at the time and the likelihood of him remembering her was remote in the extreme. Her head dropped as she let the memories of her son mist her eyes."It's about Johnny," Osvaldo said.That name banished the memories and dispelled the tears, as Rose's head snapped up again."Johnny?" she asked, the catch in her voice betraying the deep emotion even. “I did not plan for this,…. But if you are up for it,…I would like for you to finish yourself off in my rear.” “That is more than fine with me.” “I am going to need just a minute to go……clear the way.” She said as she got up off of me and started to walk out of the room, unzipping herself, and letting the lacy garment drop to the floor. She stopped at the door and turned back, “Unless you wanted to……” she trailed off. With that, I jumped up and accompanied her to the bathroom. I.