“You think so?”“Definitely. Are you guys going to the pool now?”“Yeah we’re still changing”“Did you find that bikini for your friend?�...�“She has an old one kind of like mine”“Make her try it on and show me” Another couple of minutes passed and then a picture of Jenny with a tiny bikini was showing on my phone”“I like her, she’s hot. Not as hot as you of course princess”“HaHa thanks. She wasn't that hard to convince after all”“Text me before you head out to the pool, I got some tasks for you”I. She andSamantha sat down first followed by Peaches and Dawn.Samantha held up her clipboard.?Peaches will help Dawn paint the living room. Daphne will clean the bedroomsand bathrooms. I?ll organize the kitchen, prepare the weekend menu, then sweepthe front porch.? She took a breath. ?Tomorrow we?ll clean the mudroom, basementand attic.?Dawn raised her hand. ?Yes,?Samantha said impatiently.?Why do we need to clean thosethree rooms? We never use them.??Yeah,? Peaches added.?Very well, Peaches, you. With that realization, Ed decided to get it over with and he headed straight for the Human Resources department. He stuck his head into Phyllis’ office and said more casually than he felt, “You wanted to see me?” Phyllis looked up and her face was a confused mask to Ed. She was at once bothered, concerned, curious and amused. She was on the phone and Ed was chagrined at having unintentionally interrupted a phone conversation, but she waved him in and indicated a chair for him to sit. As she. .. sure. Be seein' you."She smiled at both of us and walked off. My tongue was thick.Ann said sotto voce, "I thought that might happen!" God! Who IS that woman?" I asked, shaking my head, still looking at her, by now across the room. "I'm sure there's nothing I can tell you that you won't find out for yourself in the next two days. Just don't hurt her, okay?" Hurt her?" I asked dumbly."I'm sorry, Bill. I'm just being a mother hen. Anyway, there's an exercise coming up -- I'm not supposed to.