I spent most nights with Brad in my bed and most days in the sun with Janet. At the end of July I had to return home again for my father's birthday. W...ile I was there something significant happened. My mother got a call from Michelle. Janet and Jim finally got caught. I knew that it would happen. Janine walked in on them in Janet's room. She freaked and went to Michelle. That made her take official notice. She called mom and asked if Janet could stay with me for the rest of the summer, so that. Christina asked me if I had anything for her to do. I asked her if she had talked to her boss. She told me she called him yesterday; he was furious that she wasn't coming in and he fired her. She didn't tell him she already had another job. I asked her what she did. She told she had worked the front desk at a print shop. I asked her which one and she told me. I made a mental note not to use them.Christina told me she was going to her place and get some things done. I asked her for her cell. He laughed Wait! This is all so much to take in. An apartment, car, agent, not being able to have a relationship. I tried to say without crying. I never said you couldnt have a relationship, just not with Craig. It would compromise you two. he said with sadness. Just once? I said with a single tear falling from my eye. Lawrence placed his hand on my cheek wiping away the tear, yes my dearest Niki, just once. I picked up my duffel bag and went into the elevator to start my life as an agent, as a. "The two refused to look at me and shook off my offered help as they stepped up into the carriage a few minutes later. The horses had been watered and fed, I checked the harness quickly, and we were off despite the fact that it was late in the day. I had been given some requisition and safe-passage forms and had a bit of silver of my own. I had no idea whether or not the women had any money.We were barely out of the camp when there came a thudding on the roof of the carriage, and I stopped the.