Rhonda would be in charge of assisting the judges in their work with tallying the votes.The guests soon began arriving. Many had really gone all out w...th their costumes. There were the usual monsters and ghosts, along with some very exquisite costumes from the French Court of Louis XVI, Star Trek characters (both Star Fleet and Klingons) and a few storybook characters. What seemed to catch everyone's attention was the entrance of Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy. While Dominic played his part as. " I did say no Gary, right up to the party when you told me to make you a vice president." I never told you that." Sure you did. In fact you told me that at three different parties. One I might have ignored, but three parties in a row you said the same thing so what was I supposed to think?" I didn't mean it that way, I was just joking." How was I supposed to know that? The other wives had already told me what the price was for your VP slot and I'd been pushing Jake away for over a year and all. I was told in no uncertain terms that we men were supposed to get drunk and not the girls.After drinking a glass of our Witch’s Brew we put on our loincloths. I don’t know why we bothered to find someplace private to change because once we came back there was very little left private after that. The guys were good natured about it though and figured that if that was what the girls wanted, then by God that was what we were going to give them.When the women came down from the house it seemed like. " I was hired to find her," Hollister started, but was then interrupted by Boots."An' you did. Good job of it too. Only took you what ... mebbe three months? But it's a big country an all, and she didn't leave a whole lot of sign behind." I was also hired to see to her safety once she was found," said Hollister."An' I been seein' to her safety for the last three months. Without pay, I might add. You kin just run along. When I'm done jawin' with her I'll let you know and you kin take over.