She turned away from the display screen, refocusing her eyes on him."I understand you and Ken had words earlier," he said in a neutral tone."Yes, I di..., though if you'd asked the same, you'd have copped it too! You hired me to design, not to fix computers. You really want someone else to do that job!" Yes, we do. Do you have anyone in mind? If not, I can call some people."The connection suddenly flashed into Anne's brain."Which company are you going to use for the chip manufacture, Sid?" she. ” I looked at the card more intently for a moment. Pearl smiled and said “You want the card? Here, you take the card. Keep it so you don’t forget.” I took the card and put it in my shirt-pocket. I finished my beer, thanked her, and walked out the door. As I walked down the dusty street in the sun-set, I thought about what Pearl had told me about my one true love, the empress. I also realized that she had actually answered 2 questions that had been weighing on my mind, the second question. "You just met him a few months ago and never told me? Isn't that moving rather fast, already you're wearing a ring?" Samantha questioned her friend feeling somewhat left out of her changing life."Yes, he is so perfect, Samantha." Lisette replied."Now I know you're ill. No man is perfect!" Samantha laughed reaching over to feel Lisette's forehead for a temperature while she drove out of the housing development."Well as long as you're happy. I just want the best for you. So tell me, when do I get. "Now, that may mean your mummy might turn up here next week, or they may not even tell her where you are living. It could be that you may live here the rest of your life, and we'd love to have you as you are a good bloke."A lot of the big girls who are living here are in that exact same position. Big Kim had a mummy who was my cousin. That mummy married a really, really good friend of mine. One day, when Kim was still in her mummy's tummy, her daddy got sick and died. Kimbo came to live with me.