She’d done her best to ease his spirits. That, at least, had been pleasant work. Not that she would ever be dissatisfied with any Brotherhood member...that allowed her to service them, but Master Hubber was a particular favorite. Elizabeth did good work, but it wasn’t enough. He wouldn’t be satisfied until the intruder was caught, so neither would she.They were in the security office again this morning, and she followed three steps behind as he swept through the room barking orders. As usual,. The phone stopped ringing, then started up again. Mikey ignored it again. The third time it rung, he answered it. It has to be an emergency. "Hello?" "Are you home already," the female asked. "No..." "Well why weren't you answering the phone? You making a booty call or something?" "No," Mikey said, then took a pull on the joint, laughing because she didn't know it wasn't Jerome she was talking to. "Are you smoking?" She sounded intrigued rather than repugnant, so he said, "Mmmm-hmmm." Her. “But I do respect the fact that you told me the truth. I do respect you for that.”“Julian, I’m sorry you feel the way you do. But I assure you, everything I’ve done relating to you has been in your best interest, even when you didn’t want me to. I care about you. And, again, so does your brother and his wife,” he said.I gave him a so what look and walked down the bar abandoning him.Angel Suarez was melancholy. “Yes, I have to go to Phoenix yet again. The doctor says they have found something. Time moved on, and I moved into a doorway, out of the view of the street. I was scared. This was taking forever. Police sirens in the distance, but nothing nearby. Then, a sound. A car slowly cruising by. I could hear the thumping bass. It got closer, and was about to pass right in front of me. The music got louder. The car appeared. A young black man passed by and looked at me. He paused a moment, looked me up and down, sneered, and drove on. My heart was pumping a mile a minute. Mistress.