I let the unasked question hang in the air. We drove for twenty minutes, passing cars and trucks and the occasional tractor.From the fleeting expressi...ns on people's faces, I knew some had seen her blousehanging open. Their eyes would widen, then they'd be gone by us and I couldonly imagine them jerking their heads around, talking excitedly to their passengers. Michelle sat stock-still, as if afraid to move. ?When did you shave last?? I asked, and she started. ?Uh, just this morning,? she said,. Butter. Dull booming sounds from the theaters. People wandering. Talking. Laughing. An employee lifting bags of trash with a vacant look of disgust. Two women looking at each other with odd expressions as they left the ladies room.Intellect would have told him that it was nothing, but instinct said otherwise.He stepped carefully towards the ladies restroom, listening in to the conversation. "Honestly, what does he think he's doing?" one asked the other. "Totally inappropriate." They two women. ' Caireen told me.'Yeah... I wonder if there's any way we could get me back for Christmasnow that Camille's father got us immunity?''I don't know Sofia. You still have angry MCO and Humanity First peopleback there.'I stayed silent in my head and soothed myself by nursing the bottle.Before I was ready for it, I was sucking empty air, and Camille wasburping me. I belched and found myself having a diaper change on thebed, before she dressed me in a pretty dark green dress that would havelooked. It was a slow process but bit by bit my client base grew and I began to take on staff of my own. From a small business working from home, I began renting offices in town and developed to the point where I employed six staff, two qualified accountants and the other four as assistants. Though the two accountants were a few years older than me, being twenty-four at the time, I made an effort to keep the business young and vibrant, employing younger staff who I thought possessed potential and.