. you’re now ... Mother?” Dottie exclaimed, giving the pair of us a hug so tight that I gasped for air.“Many, many years too late,” Linda admi...ted, “I didn’t want the job when she asked, hundreds of years ago and I fled from this obligation. She waited for me, patiently, for all of those long years, holding on to her life, extending it until nothing was left but a small slender thread ... much like my own life, when you at last brought me to her. At the end, neither of us had much left within. I'll bet Ann and Susan will have a wrestling match to figure out who gets to spend the first night with you to make sure you're OK." I'm going in my room and locking the door," he said. "How soon can I move back in there with you? It ain't safe out there alone for me." Oh, I'm guessing another 10 or 11 months," Marnie said."What?" Jacob said. His eyes had almost popped out his head at her answer."In a week or so," Marnie answered. "I gotta have a few days to rest up and couple of weeks to heal. She would ask meif I really wanted to end up like that. Oftentimes when I tried to talk to herI would get the line, "Well, better save up your money." In that world-wisetone of voice. Back then, I expected my parents to take care of me. They hadso far. I'd been to see lots of people, and it always seemed that they weretrying to help me. But when it came to this, it seemed they didn't care at all.Much later on I would understand THEIR definition of, "Leading a successfuland happy life." Turns. ” She said to the Israeli.Denise and Talitha stood and talked for 20 minutes till Dominic opened the door and motioned them to come back in.“Even split right?” was the only thing Dominic asked the women.“Of course, it’s a team effort and the team splits everything evenly.” Denise told him.James spoke up after that. “From here on out, the other four will be doing the planning, but I’m going to be handling the intel that comes in. From here on out, the word ‘money’ and ‘operation’ will no longer.