Gloria was told on Wednesday that there was a house not too far away that her and Vanessa could move into it next week. But today she had received wor... that it had fallen through and it would be several weeks again before another house would become available. Gloria hadn’t told Jared this yet but knew she needed to as soon as possible. He had been so very, very kind to them both but Gloria knew that that kindness must have its own limits too. She didn’t want to wear out their welcome and spoil. Emma hesitates a little as she sees that the window looks out at the front of the house. She is nude. Can people see her?Donald feels her hesitation and just pulls her to stand by one of the chairs so she is facing out to the street. Donald chuckles soundlessly to himself. Yes, let Emma worry that people going by can see her. The truth is the windows are tinted on the outside so no one can see in, but for Emma to ponder that she is on full display will be good for her.Especially for what. "Hopefully they didn't get to it quick enough to find out what it was." It was designed to burn for only a short amount of time before it would flare and sink leaving only a few paper ashes on the surface."Everybody seems to be lined up correctly," he continued. Instead of operating his boats independently as had been his custom, Antal was now sailing with all four of his boats together in a group. It did tend to slow them down slightly but it reduced them to only a single target instead of. But Friday, it suddenly didn't matter.Fearfully, I watched a progression of guys go into Mrs. Conklin, the department head's, office, come out looking shaken, glum, or mad before they started throwing their things into boxes and, after swift good-byes to their friends, leaving early. Of course, I knew what it was.Tiny, the blustery 300 pound guy who ran the mail room and was an occasional drinking buddy, came out looking pale and stopped by my desk."Fuckin' place," he sputtered in his typical.