She had not heard from her stepmother since the reading of the will, so Anne held back the home's diligent cook and Miranda, the daughter of her mothe...'s favorite maid; a slim young, brown woman she had grown up with, a girl she knew to be indolent and untrustworthy as well as very likely related to her in some way. Her father's father, Old Judah he was called, had earned a very risible reputation that still brought smiles and a tap of the nose from old-timers.Late on the afternoon of the sale,. Super tankers were dumping sewage, garbage and ballast water that were polluting our shore line. In addition they were creating waves that were eroding our beaches.From the workload being imposed on her, I suggested that the Doctor consider adding a staff of young qualified lawyers to assist her. This suggestion was accepted by her with a sigh of relief that help was in sight.When that discussion was concluded, I asked her to please arrange for patents covering my newly developed weapons. She and our wife held each other for a second, then drew Leah into their embrace. "I'm so glad we knocked on the door." So are we," Leah kissed her, then reached for me. The four of us shared a tender embrace, knowing that for better or for worse, our lives were about to change again. And that we were in this together.We each kissed one another, then changed clothes. I shed my jeans and sweatshirt and pulled on a nice pair of khakis and a button-down shirt. I admired each of the girls as they. ‘Wow, Annie! You look like you put in a pretty good workout.’ Her hair was unkempt, and a few straggling hairs were stuck to her forehead. When she turned around to close the door he could see that a dark sweat stain was evident between her shoulder blades. She was carrying a towel she had evidently brought from the fitness center and used it to wipe her face before answering. ‘I haven’t been in a real center for so long that I think I got carried away trying the different equipment they had.