Anyway, we had dinner as a group that night, and it turned out to be another one of those interesting intersections we come upon every now and then. L... forza del destino, and all that. All this was going on, mind you, in the years before iPhones and the ubiquitous texting and emailing we take for granted these days. That said, I called Rhea and she was not doing very well. Very depressed. Almost flat broke. And she’d gained a couple of pounds after our blowout in Munich and had to get them off. "I haven't told him about your current situation, so Mr. Macho is in for a surprise too." But Mom. Dad won't like this one bit."She interrupted, "He'll have a say in how I raise you as soon as he pays me the three years of back c***d support he owes. Until then I'm the boss. Neither you nor your father has a say in this matter." She then gave me a warning look.Because of that look I just shut up. Mom made it even worse when she told me to tell Mike about all the cute things I bought at the. My hands in the pockets of the robe were restraining it. I shouldered the door open and stopped just inside the room. The curtains were drawn closed and the room was lit with the soft glow of candles. A soft instrumental music was coming from Mandy's waist-high speakers. I could hear the water running in the bathroom.Mandy poked her head around the door frame of the bathroom and smiled. "Just slip out of your robe and lay down on the bed. I'll be there in a second. Oh: close your eyes and don't. They will surely tell her that..." Not if I get in touch with Uridon first."Rennis fell silent, looking intensely thoughtful. Amanda thought it was brilliant. She wished she could say something in support of the idea. Rennis finally sighed and shook his head. "And you expect to get this set up in only two days? I just don't see that happening, Roquan!" I will have no trouble with Duric, and he can talk to Lord Uras," said Roquan. "Uras will talk to Appalanchia." Assuming they will even do this.