“What’s wrong?”“It’s hard enough to wash with one hand, but I’m right-handed and washing with my left hand is impossible, Mom!”“Hold o....”Cara undressed quickly and stepped into the shower.“Mom! I can do it myself. I was just...”“Oh hush up, Rachael. You don’t have anything I don’t have.”Rachael laughed. “That’s true. It’s not like showering with Grandpa.”Cara paused with the shampoo bottle in hand. “You showered with Grandpa?”“Oh! Sorry. I didn’t mean to talk about it.”Cara turned Rachael.. Thistime, however, he didn't know who he was waiting for or even whethereither of them would show up. It was 7:25 before the, "ding," of thelift signalled its arrival but, although he heard the swish of thedoors opening, there was no sound of stiletto on hard floor. He couldhardly bring himself to turn around but on hearing, "good evening,Jim," he knew he had no choice.As he slowly turned round, Jim held out his hand to take Nick'sresignation letter but it wasn't Nick standing there. . So in a church Anita might be safe until things get better."Rita had been going to the CoR services because that church was close to where she'd lived... and to where her new apartment was. Would that church help? There was a new priest... minister... and he seemed to be kind and gentle. It was worth a try.The shapely shop girl looked at the big oak door at the front of the church. She'd heard that the church heard confessions but it still wasn't Catholic. Maybe she could confess to the... the. " Uh-oh," Phil says. "If you get shitcanned, I'm getting that souped-up computer of yours." Fat chance. Jess has already called dibs on it." That bitch." Bitch who?" Jessica says from the next cubicle over."Uh, nobody, dear. Just talking about Nick's momma here." I'm not sure he has one," she says. "They took the stuff that ran down his daddy's leg, put it in a Petri dish, and slapped a suit on it when it turned twenty-one."Phil chuckles, and I look at him in mock horror."What's gotten into.