Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she pulled off her swimsuit from under her dress and wrapped it in her towel and began searching through her b...g."Oh no," she said quietly after a good rummage."What's wrong?" I forgot to pack my panties," she whispered. "And we walked to the pool."Oh," said Samantha, with the faintest of smiles, "Just wear your swimsuit then." I can't, it's still wet." Well then, go without," Samantha simply.The clouds were faint, barely noticeable as the two sisters. "***Two floors above, Mickey and Gabriella were engaged in their own conversation as they sat drinking coffee in the hospital's surprisingly clean and newly refurbished cafeteria."I need to apologize to you," Gabriella said."For what?" For saying something that I shouldn't ought to have said." Okay! So, what did you say, and to whom did you say it?" Well..." Gabriella began somewhat reluctantly. "Last night, right before she went into labor, Karen suggested that you and I might make a good. #1: #2: #3: #3: #2: I turned to the neighbor I considered the most sensible. That he was waving his arms around and screaming was not encouraging.I got his attention, then asked, "Betting on a street is three consecutive numbers, right? Like 1, 2, 3." Yeah." Do they all pay the same? Does it matter which one the ball lands on?"Looking at me like I was stupid, he answered, "Of course not."#1: I asked him, "What does it pay?"But he'd lost interest in talking to an ignorant non-gambler.#3: #2: I. " She responded in a slightly annoyed voice after rubbing her eyes again, then getting up to pick up the bag of chips that she left out to put them back in the pantry. "I am just making sure you heard me" I replied getting up from the stool, heading towards the front door. "I will be back in about 20 minutes. Get the vacuum to clean up those crumbs." "Yeeep" I overheard her say as I closed the front door behind me, just feeling her roll her eyes at me with the response. As I mowed the lawn all.