"Oh, I'm sure she would never consider such a thing." It was Elly's voice. She had come into the office behind me. She managed to say it in a way that... made me think that she felt Constanza might well be guilty of considering such a thing and then doing something after the considering.Freddie took the opportunity to use the interruption to change the subject. "How was the visit to Steve?"I filled him in on the trip. He actually seemed a bit more interested than I expected but I didn't get very. I looked at the wall clock: 12.45pm. Today may be a rareday when I could get home and relax.The sound of my phone ringing brought me back to my senses. The ringtonetold me it was an internal company number. I picked it up answered it."James speaking."A females voice replied, "Hello James, it's Natasha. Do you mind comingup to my office please." Natasha's voice was friendly and pleasant. Itold her that I was on my way up.Natasha was Natasha Ducharme, my senior management executive in thecompany.. I vaguely remember coming out of my alcohol induced stupor at one point to see Abby in only high heels and nylons being passed around by a group of guys who were kissing her and copping feels. It looked like she was protesting but I faded out without knowing. I woke up the next morning with a head that felt like a bass drum being pounded on. My mouth tasted like a cavalry regiment had ridden through it and as I stumbled to the bathroom I swore that I would never drink again. Finishing in the. I could tell she missed dad even though she tried to remain strong and not show it. When I left for college, she was left all alone, except for the few holidays when I could make it back home. Spending two weeks with my mother was far from a hardship. She was funny, outgoing, and a bit of an imp at times. She could charm anyone she met. She was my rock. The one person that never did and never will fail me.When we came back to the room, I changed into my swim trunks and took my towel and.