After the reporters wrote their stories, and the news clips got onto the air, a lot of the damage that had been caused in the past two weeks would be ...n the way to being fixed."That wasn't nice," John Pacobel said to Heather Sanford as they got into their rental car, to go back to the hotel."What wasn't nice?" the new president of the Defenders said. "Sticking you with the vice-president/treasurer job and a seat on the board? John, if I'm going to get things back on track, I've got to have. With Joyce, I became more focused, and I got a lot more accomplished when we worked together.Irene had one glaring bad habit, she liked to drink while she cooked. It was mostly just wine, although she seemed to like dark rum when it was available also. I asked Gerta about this, but she said as long as Irene did her job, and all the food was being cooked well, she wasn't that concerned about it. I was glad Irene didn't smoke too. I didn't want her getting drunk and nodding off with a lit. "I think he thinks I am older and more hormone-befuddled than I will ever hopefully get," I snapped, placing my plate on the desk and rising to pace. I saw an alarmed look on his face and clarified, "Hormone befuddled, not older. I plan to live to a ripe old age. But he seems to forget I am not even a teenager. Hell, I am barely twelve!"Ambrose smiled diffidently and offered, "People married daughters off much younger in ages past. A couple hundred years ago your father would have already been. Unlocking it, I slowly opened the door and watched as m walked passed me and out of the restroom. Was it me, or did everyone in the pub stare at her on our way out? Since I was behind her, I am certain there were flashes of the tops of her thigh highs as she strutted her stuff. Her strut was really a controlled stumble, due to her current state of intoxication. m pushed the door open to exit into a bright, sunny day. The car was parked in the third space in front of the door, so it was a.