"We stretched, loosened up, and began throwing until we went on the track outside the bullpen to do some long toss. Back inside the bullpen, I went th...rough my pitches and the only thing Hanigan wanted to work on was my changeup. He said it was decent, but he wanted my motion to be exactly like the fastball, and for the ball to be in the strike zone. I only threw for a half-hour before we called it a day.Hickey was watching and told me that I should be throwing my changeup more often because of. "I'm pleased if you're pleased," Gregory said, looking down at Alice. She didn't know what to make of that statement. Nor how his face showed neither pleasure nor disapproval. "Wash the dinner plates," he told her. "There's bleach wipes under the sink for the dining room table. Clean it twice." Alice nodded, put her shirt back on, readjusted her skirt and apron, and slid off the table still feeling where Paula's wetness had dried to powder on her cheeks and chin. # Gregory kissed Paula and Matt. A blonde wig was put on me and a generous coat of make upput on my face. Foundation was applied on my skin, mascara on myeyelashes. Two coats of cherry red lipstick and lipgloss went on my lips.They even painted my toe nails red and attached acrylic nails to my hand,which were also painted red. Apart from all this, I was made to wear apair of 4-inch heel open toed sandals, a pair of silver bangles andsilver hoops went in my ears. The finale was a broad silver collar on myneck which was locked. While we were eating our salads, my dad’s friend, Mike Comisar, came to the table to say hello. He had the wine waiter bring us each a glass of red wine, on the house. I thanked him and he said I should thank my dad for asking him to do it.The service was even better than at the country club that Bethany’s dad belonged to, but that wasn’t really a surprise given The Maisonette was arguably the best restaurant in the United States, having had a Mobile ‘Five Star’ rating for seventeen straight.