"She whistled appreciatively. "Being a pig pays pretty good," she said. "We only made twenty thousand last year with this place, and that's working si... days a week." Well, it may sound like a lot, but between my alimony and child support and retirement contributions and house payment and car payment and my second mortgage, and of course, good old Uncle Sam, I end up with about a hundred bucks to make it between paydays."She soured a little. "At least you got a house and a car and all that other. It was long overdue he knew, he had been dodging calls and messages from his agent for three months now, but perfection took time he often mentioned.Jack downloaded his manuscript onto a zip drive and tossed it into a mailing pouch and took it down to the local post office to send to his agent. You would have thought by his actions he was merely sending off a bill or letter or something mundane, not a manuscript that had taken him so long to write. ------------------------another. Yes he is, do you want to speak with him?" Jamie replied."Thank you, can you ask if he can talk to me. It's an emergency," she said as she handed Victor her card and the bill, "Victor, pay the bill. Officer Wilson, where is she taking the kids?" Yes, I can ask him," Jamie replied and put Annabelle on hold."Ok mom," Victor replied as he slid out of his booth, grabbed the card and walked to the counter."Downtown to DCF, and then to foster care," Jack replied."Thank you ... Richard, I need your. Taking my cue I stated curtly ?Follow me to the basement, you will address me as Mistress and not speak without permission?. ?Yes Mistress he replied?, before I wrapped a dog leash around his neck, using it to lead him to the basement. There I berated him for his casual dress, letting it made known that my clients were expected to present themselves in attire more consistent with their stature. I hoped that this might prompt him to reveal his profession but it did not.Once in the basement Paul.