" He didn't offer me his hand. Actually I hadn't thought he would; nor did I think that it had been an invitation. Charles was all businesslike. In sh...rt order we were all sitting down and Mrs. Hoskins, as if she was waiting appeared with coffee. "Now, Miss Marne tell me about this problem I may be able to solve?" Perhaps, Mr. Anstruther we could go somewhere private?" Ashley suggested. "This is a business proposition and neither Mr. Leigh nor Mrs. Leigh are principles in the production." I. Silvia, Tina is that sassy run-away I was telling you about. Silvia will be our new hostess, waitress, and entertainer to help you out and…” Ed looked at Tina meaningfully, “Silvia will keep me from having to wait tables should you get tied up again.” I looked up from the table I was wiping down. This was my second surprise of the day. My first was finding out that Toby was going to be doing dishes and bussing tables for Eddie. I argued vehemently with Toby and then Eddie. Mortified that. We promised to switch things up on the way home.Livy’s team took the first game, 68-39. They were so fired up they were ready to take on both the other teams right then. Of course, they had to play to find out who would be the challenger in the final game that night. We all went out to eat, laugh, and kid around before the final game in the evening. It was a closer contest, but we still managed to pull a 62-59 win out. The girls would head for semi-state next weekend.It was an interesting. Then I asked when and how Melba died. Mindy said Melba died about three weeks ago from a sudden massive heart attack. It was difficult to maintain my composure and ask for more details, but eventually I was able to. I asked what had become of Wanda after Melba's death. Mindy said that Frank had Wanda move in with him in his home not far away, since Melba's property now belonged to Mindy. My guess is that Frank was more interested in having a female around to be his servant and fuck-buddy than.