I felt exhausted. After they were all gone, Cindy came over to me and knelt in front of me. "You did real good honey. Thank you."I stared at her for a...second. "I don't know where that came from, Cindy, but I think maybe you have some explaining to do. Like where you got these toys and these ideas. We don't ever keep anything from each other and I was surprised that these were things you wanted to do. You never mentioned this stuff before. Also, we need to have a safe word if there is going to. "Sheeze!" I said to the now silent room. Somehow Molly just managed to remind me of Mammy from Gone with the Wind.I made my way slowly down the hallway to the bathroom. I brushed my hair, my teeth and washed my face. Looking in the mirror I looked tired. Actually I felt tired. I went back to bed and slept for another 2 hours.Awaking I knew I had benefited from the long rest. I wasn't as lethargic any more. I was however, sore. An idea hit me. I looked out the window and just as I'd thought. The. By the time we got back to the Intercontinental, there was a message from the realtor. Dad called and was told that his bid was "unacceptable." Fine," he said. "Make it $850. But that's it. There are other properties. Yes, I know it's Saturday. Surely your commission is large enough to make telephoning on the weekend feasible. I noticed there was an open house in Beecroft tomorrow." C'mon, dad," I said. "Stop pulling your punches. What was second?" The one in Beecroft, near the station."Mum. I lived in a modest house in an area of town that wasn't sogreat. Although I had the money to move and buy my own place I had neverreally cared about that. I liked where I lived and the people in myneighbourhood."Yeah that's right," I replied, too tired to go into any details. Thiswas the first time I'd had any time to think and I just wanted to sitback and do just that.Although this day hadn't gone as planned, I did feel it had gone quitewell. The initial plan had been to simply live privately.