Even Nin should stayout of it this time." I grinned. "I'm a big girl now, I can take careof myself."Everyone laughed and Areeya rushed over to give me...a hug."Take care of yourself, Jamie. I love you." Areeya, I love you too, and don't forget I have this to protect me,remember." I pulled out the palad khik amulet she had given me beforeI left Samui the last time. "It's worked so far. I take iteverywhere."Her eyes glistened as she looked at it. She hugged me again andwhispered in my ear. "We need. Of course, Trisha would never agree. She would never want to raise a child in the chaotic and hectic life that they lived, but Robert found a way. First, he bought a house in the most exclusive gated off community in America, somewhere where even his kids could have a normal childhood. Still, there was the problem of how he would need to spend most of his time away from home. There would be no one to help Trisha run the household, so he invented a virtual assistant that was advanced enough to. It's, ah ... extra padding so I don't scratch the furniture when I sit down," Alex winced at his lame excuse.A wan smile. "Yeah, right ... whatever. So, you'll work an hour late tonight to make up your time, right?" Oh no! I can't! I have an important date tonight," his voice trailed off. "But, I'll work two hours late tomorrow night." Make it three." Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Farley." The eminent Mr. John Farley walked back to his office with the glass walls.As soon as he was gone, Janice, his. "Agatha ... This ... I never expected this from someone like you," he says."What are you saying? What is that? That's not mine, Darien," she replies, keeping herself remarkably composed."Agatha ... Please ... Don't deny this. I bet, if you open your purse, you have more in there."Agatha is speechless. She looks at Darien, fuming, without a word coming out of her mouth."My nephew is a crackhead too, so I know you tend to deny these things, even to yourselves. I just ... I just never expected.