Nothing." The officers excuse themselves and leave quickly. I sit alone in the kitchen feeling nothing but the cold linoleum beneath my feet. I should...be sad - Mariska was good to me, sweet, and brilliant, but I can't quite wrap my mind around it. Debra slips out of the bathroom silently, wrapped in a thick white towel. Her shoulders and face are still wet. "I'm sorry," she says. "You seemed fond of each other." "We were." I chew on a nail, staring off at nothing in particular. "It's late." She. We walked around, telling everyone we knew goodbye before leaving.As my sister and I walked home, I said, “So, what’s the deal with you, Mark, and Hank?”Jill had more to drink than me and was on the verge of being drunk. She bumped against my side and giggled.“The three of us are good friends.” Jill giggled again. “I saw you watching us earlier.”Nodding, I said, “Yeah, so, what’s the deal? Are you and Mark a couple?”“Yes, but not exclusively.”“What do you mean, Jill?” I asked.“Let’s just. Think of the money we could make!By now, you must be wondering how large this island really is, especially since we keep out intruders. It is a good size with an extensive cavern system beneath the isle that even reaches below the neighboring sea.Incidentally, at one time we thought of outsourcing our security force to a possible canine-bovine mix with just a touch of human, but we decided against it. That would require a good amount of independent thought in the creatures and we really don’t. Im probably not gonna be home for the rest of the day, Max said as he kissed the top of Jazzs head. Okay, call me if youre gonna be late. Jazz said giving Max a kiss on the cheek before he climbed into his jeep Sure thing, babygirl. Max said as he started the jeep up and began to back out of his parking spot, giving her a quick wave before driving away. Jazz smiled to herself as she went back in to finish cleaning up the kitchen. After Jazz finished cleaning the kitchen, she moved on to doing.