I said, "Mom! It's not what you think!" Oh! What do I think?"Io blushed deeply but was smiling while I tried to think of something intelligent and not...incriminating to say. I couldn't. I kept my mouth shut.Mom said, "The three of us need to talk but later after Max and Ursula go out. It needs privacy without the threat of disturbance. Don't worry. I'm not mad."Now I knew that I was going to keep my mouth shut!A moment later, Maxine came down the stairs with Ursula wanting coffee and food. Mom. " she said in a low husky voice. "I thought I might come and surprise him – go and grab some lunch together..." I'm so sorry ... but you've just missed him!" Sarah told her apologetically. "Maybe if you run you could catch him ... I think he's gone to the pub on the corner at the end of the road.The girl's shoulders suddenly slumped. "I know," she whispered. "I watched him go ... it was you that I wanted to talk to really."Sarah stepped outside and allowed the door to swing too behind her."Of. "Sure, we know it." Play it, then," Jenny said."Oh, well, what the hell, we're getting paid for this," the lead guitar said.The band didn't know "Smoke-Filled Room" very well, and they were off key, but it wouldn't matter a whole lot, with some amateur singing. They swung into the opening strains, and the girl started to sing.She wasn't more than about five words into the song when the lead guitar player realized that this girl really could sing. This brassy girl in the cowgirl costume and the. Her spirits are good, and the doctor was very encouraging.’‘That’s good. What else is going on?’‘We’ve bought a ranch southeast of Phoenix. Gives us some seclusion and some room to work. Also, the partnership purchased an apartment complex yesterday. Took a loser and made it into a winner in less than eight hours. I’ll give you more details when we are face-to-face.’‘OK, but why did it take you so long? LOL.’‘Too many other things going on. Did you get an email from Dennis with a representative.