Yori called Dai, who did whatever he does, and the jerk who was contesting us disappeared. That made me feel a lot better about being in the area. I r...nted a car with a GPS and drove straight to the office.The receptionist had a scared look on her face when we walked in, so I left Kelly and Jules up front with her.Yori, Michi, and I went to the Manager's office and found four heavies at the conference table and the Manager sitting at his desk.The Manager said, "I'm not sure why you're here but. They had been taking in deep puffs, then holding it in for a long time, before letting the smoke back out. Elizabeth was doing it that way too. She didn't seem to notice me coming towards her either."Is that marijuana you're smoking?" She looked at me and just laughed. She was prettier when she smiled too. "Aren't you afraid you'll be arrested?" That made her laugh even more. I didn't see what was so funny, but I enjoyed watching her laugh. She looked like she was having trouble keeping me in. Now Mia’s long hair was wild too, as she sat on the other sofa with Mo and Paul. The three looked relaxed about touching knees and shoulders, and Mo was even smiling; Paul too. Mia winked at her! What did that mean?“Alright, we’re going to explain everything,” said her mum, sitting in the middle between her and Claude, “so that you understand why you cannot tell anybody. Anybody at all.” She looked at Rose.“We’ve studied Wikipedia for a long time,” Rose began, in her almost-natural American. I liked working here, but I can get another job pretty easily. Replacing my husband wouldn't be nearly as easy if it was even possible."Over the years our assets grew. We moved out of the apartment into better ones and finally into a nice home. Both Rob and I, in response to the pressure from his mom (my parents had died in a tornado three years after we got married) had begun to seriously discuss having children.Rob joked that my biological clock was ticking so loudly that he could hear it.