You're just jealous." Of you and Darren? Puh-lease. Darren's a nerd. He does nothing for me. Bob, on the other hand..."Is an arrogant asshole, Stephan...e finished the statement for her friend. She smiled sweetly and handed Christy her purse from the counter."Well, when lover boy tells you what you're doing this weekend, call me," Christy said as she headed out the door.Spring was in the air as Stephanie opened the patio door and stretched in the morning sun. She was still holding the envelope as. “You’re related?” Lillian questioned, tilting her head.“Yeah,” I said.“Distantly, but still…” Raven added.“Raven… you are a waitress here, right? You don’t strip?” I asked her.~~~My phone vibrated. It was Daisy. It read… With clients right now.I thought: 'Clients?'~~~Meanwhile…“Uh, about that…” Lillian chimed in.“Oh, shit, another one?” I asked.“Actually, all of us got forced to try out by our boss when this became ‘The Factory.’ Some of us are dancers, some are waitresses and bartenders like. I shook my head and said, “I don’t think that’ll be necessary right now. I trust you. Can I keep that test though?”“I guess congratulations are in order. You seemed worried that you were pregnant. But I do have some bad news for you. I was just informed that one of the courses you wanted is full. Which I should have been informed about earlier. So do you still want sleep studies? Part of that can be done from your home.”I looked over the paper and asked, “What kind of benefits do we get for. .. you didn't listen."DD and Carl were fixing to bust out laughing when Mina said, "Shit. My phone is ringing." She started slapping pockets and generally carrying on about her phone when DD opened the kitchen cabinet and took the phone off the charger. Mina snatched it, giving DD such a look that Carl, Bill and DD did bust out laughing."They don't work if you don't keep 'em charged," said DDThe phone stopped as she was opening it. Thumbing through the directory to find 'Missed Calls', it rang.