”“What?”“That’s what I said,” she admitted. “It was decided that we needed to fight fire with fire, so to speak. I needed to dress bette... to match Donna Rymark, so Taylor, Cheryl, and Missy decided we needed to update my wardrobe.”I rolled my eyes. “Just how much did all this cost me? And by the way, Missy Talmadge is a Democrat. Isn’t she rooting for Steve Rymark?”“Yeah, but she wanted to go shopping, so she went with us anyway.”“Good Lord!” I muttered. “So, you bought some new outfits?”She. "Your first pay stub. In the folder you will find information on your new bank account, a debit card and some forms to sign. We took the liberty of depositing your pay to open the account. Your future payments will be direct deposited every other week."Amy opened the envelope. She looked at the pay stub. Then at Penny. "Surely there has been a mistake. I'm a housekeeper who already gets room and board. This is far too much." Honestly. Yes it is. But Charles is absurdly wealthy, has no family. "Why, what of it?" Nathan questioned."It's just that I saw him coming out of Tracey Jacobs' house early one morning." That can't be!" said Jackson. "Morris lives way over on Elm." Think a little harder, Bob," Ed suggested in a sarcastic tone to make his point."Oh, I see!" Jackson replied with a sheepish grin. He quickly recovered. "That's beside the point. What do you make of this interview?" It's obvious that he's straddling the fence," Nathan answered."Any chance that he'll land on our side?". The pressure inside me was screaming to be set free. I was ready to burst. To explode. To spew that stuff out of me. Anything to relieve the cramps."Hold it in just a bit longer. It works better that way. Make momma proud."I tried. I really tried. Then I vaulted off the bed and dived into the small bathroom cubicle. Raised the lid on the commode and sat down just in time. Then came the explosion. An enormous, watery, gushing, smelly explosion. I heard applause on the other side of the.