Juice oozed from her teeth, beading at her lower lip until she closed her mouth to chew. Mia reminded herself to breathe.Chewing, Baun shook her head.... Brushed her long red hair from her eyes and planted her palm on the counter, laser focused on Mia. She held up a couple of fingers and swallowed. “Two. Two models showed up and both were high. So fucking unprofessional. They make us all look bad.”“Oh. I’m sorry. That sucks.” Mia set her carrier on the floor. “Right? Ridiculous.” Baun. The drivers were told they were to not to stop and let nothing get in way of getting their vehicle to the assigned position. They were to push blocking automobiles out of the way and run over anyone trying to block the way. Collateral damage today would be nothing compared to the mass casualties we were expecting if we failed.‘‘I know these are difficult orders to follow and if you cannot follow these orders, you need to stand and asked to be replaced. Our hope is that the size of the force and. Is Dad's a nice size?" It's not like I stare at it a lot, you know?" Why not?" Carol asked mischievously. "Is it ugly or deformed or something?" Carol! Of course it's not. It's just... well he doesn't parade it in front of me." OK. Then tell me. How does it compare to Frank's?" When Jeanine did not respond, Carol went on. "Now don't try to tell me you didn't check out Frank, 'cause I know better." When there was still no answer, she got a little sarcastic. "It's not a hard question, Mom. Is. She won’t be far away, though. I may feel the same way eventually. Mama has made most of the decisions all my life. She might even find someone to be happy with. She deserves someone.”“I’ll agree that. Now getting back to buying a vehicle.”Danica interrupted me, “Pop, I’m buying it. I need that to prove that I can handle it. I’m not going away to school either.”“The car, let’s settle that first. Are you sure you want to spend your money on a car?”“Yes I do. I need the freedom one will give.