“We'll make a new home when this is over,” Rex whispered, putting his arm around my shoulders. I glanced at my twin brother and husband, staring i...to those blue eyes—our father's eyes. “Yeah,” I sighed, pushing down the melancholy.My sadness soon faded as we walked away from our home. Sister Stella paced beside Chase as she led Alison, her gray, nun's habit swishing about her legs. They didn't seem to slow her down. Queenie and I marched beside Rex as we headed down the trail to Truckee. It was. We took the five duffle bags into Lorrie’s private office, dumped it on the floor and began counting and stacking it on table. When we were finished there was twenty-five million in 20s, 50s and 100s stacked on the table. It would join the Prince’s money in the safe that had already been laundered.We counted out five grand for each of the men that went on the mission - including Robert’s man - and ten for ED and Bill.Vicky took the things that Ed had given her and put them on the table. They. The whole time I was working I was as jumpy as a kitten every time the door opened and some new passengers came into the lounge. Josie had never seen me like that before. I had always been cheerful and outgoing with the customers. Now I was quiet and morose, almost to the point of being curt and impatient when I was serving them their drinks. She quizzed me several times about what was wrong, reluctantly choosing to believe me when I told her everything was OK and I was just feeling a little. I said “yes” and she asked whether I’d prefer to make my enquiry in the office. I said this was fine. I explained that I had a house in Pennant Hills that was being “renovated” and that I had come here. But I now realized that it would take at least a month and so I was wondering whether there might be a long-stay rate.“And you are?” I gave her a business card and told her my room number. She asked me to wait a moment and went back into the administrative recesses. She was back quite soon.“We.