"Tameka looked about to argue with me when Kevin stepped through the doorway from the reception area. He looked at me trapped in Tameka's arms and lau...hed. "Oh good, you haven't run off yet. Jason, your trainees tell me that just about everything is cleaned up already, and you've signed all the paperwork for their pay. Now, why don't you take this lovely lady downstairs and listen to her?"I was silent as my mind registered Kevin's statement. Tameka squealed with happiness and pulled me into. " No thanks," said Dave. "I've lost the mood." Well then," said Tam, "let's see what else she can do." She walked up to the tethered woman and managed to get her to stand up. She glanced back to see who was watching - almost everyone - and pulled up her t-shirt. She'd worn a front-fastening bra for the occasion, and managed to wave one of her breasts in front of her anonymous friend's mouth without revealing herself to anyone watching her from behind.The spandex-covered woman didn't do. The fireplace looked so inviting that I started it up, got a warm fleece blanket to throw over me, and slept on the couch so I'd be nearby if the kids had a problem. The kids hadn't met Sammy, and he only saw them when they were unconscious, so I made a mental note to be aware of that when they woke up, so they wouldn't get scared. The flames and heat put me out pretty fast, and with Sammy curled up beside me, I slept like a baby.I was up and had breakfast almost ready before any of them. " Rhonda bent over and kissed Dani's belly. She wasn't really showing yet, but everyone in the family took any opportunity to pet her tummy and kiss it. "I feel like Buddha!" Well, I have enough personality disorder that I don't think I need to add forcing myself to drink alcohol," Rhonda said. "Surely there must be some other adult thing that I could do to celebrate my birthday." She had a crinkled up innocent look on her face and one finger in her mouth as if she was trying to puzzle out some.