M. time to go to work. Hank would be working with me today, but he’d not show up till tenish. He’d be overlapping me and Leona. Of course, Marian ...didn’t work with us anymore. She was rich now and above slaving with the working classes; I smiled at the thought.She hadn’t been too proud to accept help from me when she was on the street sleeping wherever she could find a place to lay her head. Well fuck her! And, we did have another full timer on the payroll with Morton having signed up when I’d. "Tim Duncan residence. This is Kim." Hi, baby. I am on the way home."Before I could say it, she said it. "I love you babe. I miss you. Hurry."I hurried.I walked in my front door and was assaulted by Kim. What a sweet thing it is to have somebody truly happy to see you at the end of the day. Today I had that happiness."We can't go swim today, babe," she said."Do we have a problem?" I questioned."Yes we do," she said with a big grin. "If I take my clothes off to change into my swimsuit, I may. It didn’t take long to realize that the phone was ruined. I got up and dialed the office on Peg’s landline.When she answered, I could tell she had been crying by the catch in her voice. “Riley, it’s me,” I said.“Dag?” she sounded stunned. “Really? Is it you?”“It’s me, Riley,” I repeated. “I’m fine. I wanted to let you know.” I wasn’t prepared for the stifled sobs I heard at the other end of the line.“Your GPS blanked out in the Chicago River. I didn’t know until I came in yesterday. I thought. Karl and Bea had moved to the sofa and were playing with the TV, zapping channels.'If you two are going to do that all evening you'd better do it in your room, ' I said, 'or I'll go mad and start throwing things.' Bea giggled and Karl tried to look casual as they got up. As the door to Karl's room closed I winked at Ulrika and she stifled a smile.'You're really bad sometimes. What next?''Go and help them choose a risky film and when they start necking, be a good sister and say you'll keep me.