.jab time aayega to sab ho jayega. Maine jaha ki abhi to tumahare paas time hi time hai tumhein office bhi nahin aana, kar dalo, phir tum busy ho jaog... itna kehen k liye sach maniye maine kafi himmat jutati thi, aur andar se dil kaanp raha tha ki pata nahin ye kahin gussa na ho jaye par usne wahi bat kotaal diya aur maine bhi baat wahi rok di aur phone cut karne se pehle mein maine ghabrate hue usko kahin milne k liye poochha to usne thoda kadak aawaz Mein mera mazak sa banate hue kaha sochenge. “Oh, please, we have no fixed schedule. We’re what you might call the ‘idle rich’. We’re both idle and rich. You’d be a lot safer with us, and you wouldn’t have to call off your vacation. We can get you to an airport whenever you want,” argued Malcolm. Both Merediths began to consider the possibilities. “At the minimum, stay with us the rest of the week you had planned. There’s no reason to go back to Chicago after visiting the Caribbean without a tan!”“Hell, stay with us till the end of. His boy bulge was obvious and no one seemed to mind. I might have; there is something unseemly, exploitive, about this morning’s exercise. But then again, I’m part owner of a titty bar. What right do I have to ride the Righteous Horse?And Vanessa had okayed Walker’s presence; she was in charge. I kept my yap shut, a novelty that I may experiment with from time to time. Or not.Once Vanessa thanked the girls, she made notes on each one. Walker said, “Are you going to hire any of them?”“Too early. My breathing was hard, haggard, but I shot straight up, the remnants of astrawberry stem still hanging loosely from my lips. I couldn't even formwords; my mind was reeling. What had just happened? And, moreimportantly, why the hell had she stopped?!She gave me a friendly look, and slowly ran her fingers through my thick,soft hair. "Not just yet. First, you have to do me a favor, jasmine."Jasmine...why did she keep saying that?She reached over behind her; apparently, she had brought more than.