It sounded ludicrously formal but Mac seemed satisfied. In an instant he became his normal forthright self. ‘Good. We’ll call it settled. What tim... do you finish here?’‘Just after seven.’‘I’ll be waiting for you outside.’ As he walked away I realised that he hadn’t paid for his drinks. Rather than call him back, I put the money in the till myself. I figured I could take it out of my proposed night’s earnings.******************************Mac was standing at the staff door when I left. ‘Haven’t. "Hi," he greeted, looking relieved that Becky was finally at his house."Hi," she said. Her frizzy hair was tied back in a ponytail above well-worn casual clothes, and she carried a tote bag. "May I come in?" Of course," replied Andrew, motioning for her to come inside. "Would you like a drink?" No, thank you," said Becky as she followed Andrew down the hallway and into the lounge. "So where's the merchandise?" she asked as she sat on his couch. Evidently, she wanted to get straight to the point. "No ma'am," said Kim who was finishing with her moisturizers"Then off to bed with you and sweet dreams. Now give me a kissgoodnight."Kim stood in front of Justine and received her kiss, during which shecould feel Justine checking to make sure that her sleeping bra wassecure. Goodnight!DING DONG!Indigo was a bundle of energy. Her conversation with Audrey and therevelations about her youth had her wide-awake. Male Appreciationstarted tomorrow, but she had pent up energy. She had just finished. An assortment of sandwich fixings and side dishes will be more than adequate for tomorrow.”“Good point, Phyllis. Mary just told me, sandwich fixings and side dishes should be fine for lunch tomorrow. I think we should plan on a sit-down dinner for tomorrow night. For the day after that, we will need to have a caterer supply a buffet luncheon for the first meeting. I’m thinking of a light buffet meal with an initial spread of pastries, a fruit bowl, and drinks for our guests.”Madge was taking.