Never complain if he comes home late." --TGWG"Well," asked Aubrey, "where is he? If he were going to be late, he could have at least called from the o...fice. It would have given us more time." Aubrey," said Rachel sharply again. Then, more gently, she added, "I'm sure he's just caught in traffic."A few more minutes passed. Then, Aubrey asked, "Would it be all right to have a drink while we waited for the king to arrive at his castle?" I'd rather we didn't," said Rachel, "I'd hate for him to feel. It's true that my wife and I have been having our differences lately, and I was concerned how that would reflect on me here at work. Knowing that you are behind me takes that uncertainty away and will allow me to concentrate on both my marriage and my work here. I don't know myself how things will work out, but however they do it gives me peace of mind to know that I am working for such an outstanding organization." "Frank, that's kind of you to say that. Please feel free to come see me anytime. A glimmer of hope. Aspark of recognition."Girls, I'm meeting the realtor in a few minutes to buy this place. Doyou know what this place used to be?" I asked them.They shook their heads no."This was one of several state run juvenile facilities for young girlswho got into trouble. Runaways and orphans that no one wanted." It wentinto ruins after they gave up trying to rehabilitate them." I told thegirls. "Now I'm buying it to turn it into a sort of halfway house. aplace where young girls can come. "Nice."Boy, that made my face burn. There was nothing I could really do about it, short of cupping my hands over my crotch. Though my hands twitched to do exactly that, I avoided that added layer of embarrassment and asked, "What are you doing here?" Walking around naked. It's pretty fun." She stopped within arms' length of me and said, "You're blushing. Don't you see people naked all day around here?"It was already all I could do to maintain strict eye contact, and then she upped the ante. Her.