Anything else?”“Some of my clothes are gone.”“I don’t have them. I was going to burn them on the grill, but I didn’t want the house to sme...l for the realtor this afternoon. Maybe Renee took them before she left as payment for renting her husband out to you. Anything else?”“Did you sleep with Renee before you left?”“No! I am a married man. I take my vows very seriously. Anything else?”“No.”“Bye.”I pushed the disconnect button. I looked at a naked Renee. The experience of talking to Helen must. Fortunately she had very able subordinates and nearing the end of the week the process was functioning smoothly enough for her to escape the bedlam and flee back to North Germany to deal with her own private business. The modelling agency had work coming on line as well and there was somewhat of a flap in her studios above the Catacombs nightclub too. There was no rest for the wicked she reflected ruefully and it had taken her two days just to sort out the backlog of contracts and other work.. Rebecca had counseled Phyllis to be kind but firm with Arlene at the club, becoming stern and commanding when necessary. Thus, if Phyllis showed up naked at the house, her planned adoring demeanor toward Dan would present a striking contrast.The other thing that started in earnest was cuddling by Dan. Julie would start the same thing, but not right away. The shocks needed to be metered out, so to speak - gradualism. The objective was to get Arlene to start cuddling with Dan. It was not. But no, she left three messages. She's interested. Cool, be cool."It's just a domino. I see things. This one was twelve dots, six on each side." But... how do you know what it means? How can you be sure? What if you're wrong?"I became bold. "What if it's wrong? You mean what if it's more than twelve times? That's the most dots there are. They don't come with more than twelve dots." No, I mean what if you're wrong about the sex?"I waited for her to continue but she was finished. "I'm never wrong.