"Are you working today?" Just an hour this morning." Will you have lunch with me? Then look for a ring?" Yes ... and yes. Can I have a kiss?" Morning ...reath..." I don't care if you don't..."It was too new and too exciting for them to be put off by morning breath, though all they did was kiss and caress each other...Over breakfast, Delia asked, "Do you mind if I make us an appointment at the Rectory when I go to Matins?" Not at all. In fact ... why don't I come with you?"Her face lit up. "That'd. Twisting roughly he pulled away for a mere moment. Within that second he raised his weapon and pulled the trigger. Just as the bullet was leaving the chamber he was pulled down from behind. Catching the brute in the side of the neck did nothing to faze his attacker. Falling backwards the preacher landed on top of the monster as the other was heading right down on top of him. With an arch of his back the preacher brought a hasty up kick to the jaw of the front attacker, sending it sprawling. I looked back at Lillian, incredulously. She had the same look.“You’re related?” Lillian questioned, tilting her head.“Yeah,” I said.“Distantly, but still…” Raven added.“Raven… you are a waitress here, right? You don’t strip?” I asked her.~~~My phone vibrated. It was Daisy. It read… With clients right now.I thought: 'Clients?'~~~Meanwhile…“Uh, about that…” Lillian chimed in.“Oh, shit, another one?” I asked.“Actually, all of us got forced to try out by our boss when this became ‘The Factory.’. We don't know the answer to that in this case either, because when I was finally allowed to learn about the results of the negotiations, I wasn't given any information about the nuts and bolts of the conversation.But I'm telling you, it must have been VERY interesting.What happened was that I puttered around outside and then went back into the house."We're not finished yet," said Lynne, so I went back out and did more chores.That happened three more times, consuming an hour and a half before.