I wondered what she'd told Mom her reason was for being out this late on a week night."Do you think you'll be okay?" I asked, hoping to hear something...positive."Yeah, I hope so. I'm going out tomorrow and find a job, somewhere, somehow. I can't be doing what I almost did. That's just not me. I guess I was desperate." There came that small sad smile again. "Thank you for what you did for us. That'll get us through this weekend and something might turn up for me by then." Maybe when I come back. "Just as she had said this, the two entered and noticed Mrs. Larkin hadalready arrived."Oh, I am sorry for making Rachel and me tardy, Mrs. Larkin, but Ipressed the wrong button on the elevator and we had to stop and thencontinue."Mrs. Larkin sat and just stared at Rachel. It appeared that she hadn'theard a word Natalie had said to her.Rachel, now back to her promised state, walked up to Mrs. Larkin andextended her hand."I'm so pleased to meet you, Mrs. Larkin. I hope I meet with yourapproval. "It would be a lie so she might as well save it."Ann turned to head toward the bunkhouse with the ring of hands that surrounded the battling females parting like the Red Sea."Just a minute, young lady," Marnie said. "That area is off limits to you. Just as it is to Susan. You'll have a bedroom in the main house. Now go in and get cleaned up while I finish here." The rest of you, too," Jacob said to the workers. "This ain't none of your business and it damned sure ain't your entertainment. So. She was beautiful though. She had long blond hair that flowed over her shoulders. She had always been a toe head and it was quite a contrast to the slender, tanned shoulders and back. I noticed for the first time that she wore a white string bikini that was too tight for her and her nipples stuck out a little and the fabric clung to the lips of her crouch. When she laughed and giggled I suddenly wanted to give her a hug and protect her and her beauty. Im tired of flipper, I said, lets think of.