Yes I do. In fact I'm with Dr. Maier now. I've given her written permission to speak with you about me, and she'd like to speak to you privately. If i...'s okay with you, I'll give her the phone and then wait in the outer office while she talks to you. I'm ... not sure ... I don't know what she wants to talk about. Is that okay? Do you mind talking to her?" Annie sounded a bit flustered on the phone as she spoke to him."I don't mind at all, Annie. You should know by now that if there's anything I. “Not to sound like a gold-digging bitch, but just how much did she steal?” she asked finally.“From what I could find, it was over $100 million across a couple of years. I guess they recovered some of it, but not enough for her to save herself,” I told her. I figured that answered truthfully enough to avoid telling her they’d only caught her with her run-fund while I was sitting on the rest.“And you stood and looked down over her balcony where they threw her off? No wonder you’re messed up. I. "Has her relationship with you become more important to her than her relationship with James?" When he's not around, yes. Otherwise, I don't know. Yesterday, I was having lunch with Carrie, a new friend from my biology class, when Deanna showed up. She was jealous, Brent, and there was no reason for jealousy. Carrie is just a friend, not a lover." Could she become a lover?" I asked.She blew air over her coffee cup and sipped. "Probably." Her lips curled into an evil grin. "Likely." Perhaps. Betty called on the phone shortly before ten o'clock and said she'd made arrangements for everybody to meet at her house in about an hour. Stacy said she'd be there, but as soon as the connection was broken, she was sorry she hadn't asked how many were going.Deciding she'd find out soon enough, she went to the kitchen and made some sandwiches. She'd just finished eating breakfast, which she'd prepared herself, as the cook-housekeeper had the weekend off. She wondered about beer or soft drinks,.