Ti paathmori hoti. Tyane ticha ugadya paathila sparsha kela. Ti ek dam valai. To jara ghabarla.” amala pani hawi” to bolala. Tine pani dile. Pani ...iun to tichakade baghat ubha rahila. Tyane parat pathivarun haat phiravla. “what are you doing”? Ti jar a ragane mhanali. Mala vatla aata shekh mela. Pan to sabhya chera karun bolala”tumhi badan khup sundar aahi”. Mavshi tycha sabhya chehara baghun thodi shant zali. Nanar to tyacha kholit aala. Me pan pathopaat aalo. “bas itkach” me bolalao. “tumi. “What you know? You came here ready—prepared to assume command. An assumption, I might add that ain’t happening. What did you know that made you get that all lined up? I know you didn’t come up with it just now.”“I knew you were here, with Colonel Mason, Ellis and probably Hull.” Nunez admitted. “That was before I learned of his passing; and I’m sorry. I had to have the necessary authority over all of you, but only as a contingency. The SecDef* signed off on it himself, though he thought it. I turned on the jets and we relaxed as the water swirled around.“I hear you’re sleeping in the guest room tonight,” I said.“Your Indian friend here has you all wrapped up!” Jackie grinned.“Jackie, if you wanted to sleep with us, and I mean sleep, not a euphemism for sex, you’re welcome to. Anala won’t object.”“Really?” she asked. “Why would she be OK with that?”“Because I asked you,” I said.“Jackie,” Anala said, “whatever Steve wants is fine with me. I do whatever he asks.”“What? Like a slave?. “I have a much larger meal to plan for today. What time will Roger be here?” she asked.“What?!!?” she gaped at her mother. “You’ve never let anyone watch you make Christmas dinner before, let alone help! When did this get decided?”“Well, they were such a help yesterday that I decided I could use the help today, too,” May told her with a smile.“Wait, you had them help with the baking yesterday?!!? You never let anyone help! What’s going on?” Beth demanded, unnerved more by this than by seeing.