After a long time they became familiar and talked more than drinking herbs. My suspicions were proven when one day. mother called me and invited to ta...k specifically."Here's Cyn," said the mother at the time."Your father has left us for three years, so you have been widowed for a long time."I can immediately guess what the next mother will say. I was old enough to know how lonely my mother had left me. Mother is still young and beautiful, of course she needs someone to be with her, continue her. Paul gave up his apartment and moved his things, mostly computer equipment and manuals, into the office which he now shared with Angel. Because his schedule fluctuated with the whims of his clients, he often only saw her for brief periods of time other than when the both finally made it into bed. One morning however, they were both in the office, each working at their own computer and each having a miserable time."Ooooo, this bookkeeping program drives me crazy," Angel said, slamming both hands. "Good meeting you, Dave. I hope things turn out okay. Pat, I'll be back in a bit. Or do you want me to hang out somewhere and call you or you call me?" GImme an hour, okay?"I knew I had less than an hour to live.Brindy left. "What's with Brindy," I said."Brindy, dear brother, is why I couldn't say anything about you and the fourteen year old orphan girl..." Carlita. And what's Brindy got to do with it?" Brindy and I ... She just turned eighteen ... Last weekend."It dawned on me. Hey, I'm a good. “So now you have to choose, Stay here for Christmas break, making $9 an hour. Or go see your family, and have no job when school starts again."“Or you can come to work for me. Your duties range from picking up dry cleaning to escorting me to social functions. You will travel the world. Everyone of these ladies has been on every continent, including Antarctica.”Mr. James bit into a pretzel chewed and swallowed. "Your compensation package is a three-room suite bedroom, office, and sitting room. .