Five hundred bored souls taking their place to await the annual update on how the company had performed, how it expected to perform and hours of self ...ndulgent back-slapping. Four hundred and fifty bored souls couldnt care less. One bored soul was boring holes in me. I nonchalently turned to where I could feel the looks coming from. A group of five, all wearing the corporate uniform but trying desperately to maintain their own identity. Three men each with their own edgy version of the same in. He noticed, Gina noticed, and their eyes met. Finally, he brought the matter to the surface."She's on the rag, huh." "Delicately put, Evan. But yes, it's her time. I think this is the second day. You have at least two before you can take advantage of her." "Hey babe. You see that look in her eyes? Think about what her life has been like. She was probably adopted by the female leader of the pride, and that's the mother she said was dying. But if she's been living with them, she must have had,. " Are you mommy?" JJ asked Millie.I had tears in my eyes and had to turn away when Millie said, " You can call me mommy if you like."We were talking when Peg and her clan showed up. Everyone was saying hi to each other and all the kids except Peg's baby were running through the house.Peg said, "Kids don't mess up anything." Then when she looked around and said, "Dad, you guys need a woman around here. At least to help cleanup the place. Any damage the kids do will be an improvement," she. I hadn't seen one of those before and I giggled, flipping through the CD covers, but I didn't want to hear any music at five thirty in the morning."Where's all the Indians?" I whispered. "This place looks just like the South." Heh!" Drew smiled at me. "These are all people who lived here before. The Indians didn't kick anybody out. I told you it wasn't going to be a problem." I guess not," I said with a look around. "So are these people gonna care if we're together or..." Some of them maybe,".