There is no going back anymore. I started to realize that my parents are probably going to find out about this. I was hoping they at least won't have ...o see it. As if this could be a better deal for them or for me...The next morning I've turned my phone on again. The number of messages was insane, and I just couldn't force myself to open any of them yet. However, I texted my boss telling her I won't be able to make it to work, and she literally told me that the company is putting me at "hold". "He struggled along for a dozen years, living on donations of chickens and turnips from a handful of worshipers, until he struck gold. The Masi'shen ship broke out of Antarctica, made world-wide television, and scared the holy crap out of everybody in the process. Now all those with an IQ about equal to room temperature are terrified that the space aliens are gonna return and suck their brains out through their left ear. And this preacher, Chase Evans McClayne, has got them all convinced that. I did notice his glance at my blouse that gaped a little over my modest cleavage when I shrugged out of the backpack. That look was very interested and I resolved to be careful around him. The little house was ideal for my purposes, well equipped with a complete kitchen on the ground floor, a cool bedroom with wooden shutters and bathroom on the first floor above that a rooftop veranda with a waist-high wall around it. Quickly, I concluded the deal with Carlos and he left me with a lingering. I'll call you later to plan on a meeting place." I'll tell the ladies; they will be ecstatic. Mercy is trying to grab the phone, so at least talk to her a second." Oh, Chuck, I just knew you were coming to us. I'm so happy. You're family you know. I feel it in me. Sue, Kathy, and Juanita will be so happy and my mom and Sue's mom, Beth, will be happy too. The kids will be so excited. We'll get a room ready for you right away, when and where Chuck?"I told Mercy, "I don't know yet, but I thought.