" John said you might," she grinned. "Listen Piper, we got security guys all over this place to do the nasty stuff. Believe me, we've used 'em gal, if...you're not sure give me a yell. After all," she smiled, "you're paying their wages."Rosita joined us the following day and Pat greeted her just as warmly as she'd greeted me Rosita looked around at her name on the door. "This is a dream Piper," she said, her voice almost breaking with emotion, "Tell me I'm dreaming." Daddy put you on the payroll. How does that figure into what we've been talking about?" Whew," Billy's Dad said, "and you say I ask tough questions. Well, let's see if I can explain this thing."Many, many years ago, when your mother and I bought our first house we not only had to have a really good credit standing, we also had to pass a kind of test. At that time, the 'rule of thumb' was a person should not buy a house that cost more than two and a half times their annual salary. Loaning only to people who had a good credit. Joyce almost screamed inside. Oh my god, I haven't kissed anyone except Alan in twenty years and now I'm about to kiss my second stranger of the night. He's a black man... my god, I never thought I would kiss a black man. I can't do this. She studied David waiting lips and her resolve faltered. Its just a silly game... a silly game... one kiss and I take Alan home... he's drunk as can be now anyhow. That will be my excuse. One kiss and we are out of here.She touched her lips to David's and,. "Then I can, I can ... really I can."She bounced up and down and I was happy to see there were still some things she wasn't getting too old for."Yes!" I shouted back and received a big hug before she bounded out of the door to make all the calls and get things started. "Change your sheets! and dust out the sleeping bags!" I called to her."Got it!" I heard her faint reply, her forward motion unstopable.I walked outside with a huge smile on my face pleased overall with my day."Jill!" Billy.