Each office had a complete desk and counter set up with a small foyer, which led to an outside door. I could see that they had set up places to put ph...otocopiers and fax machines in each office. The hallway between the offices was wider than the other hallways in the complex. I wondered about this until Rick mentioned that the supervisors suggested the bigger hallways for all of the workers coming and going first thing in the morning to get their work assignments. There was a large room at the. "Hi Kelli, what are you doing for the Fourth of July?" You're calling to ask for a date a month in advance? This isn't what I expected when you said you'd call later in the week," she said with 'tease' dripping from every syllable."No, I'll probably give you a call tomorrow afternoon to ask about the coming weekend, or next week, but in the meantime I just need to know what your plans are for the Fourth. Do you spend it with family? Do you usually go somewhere for the weekend, or do you. Aunt Maxine was going to love it.And she did. Mama baked a lemon cake with yellow lemon icing, and with “Happy Birthday Max” written in blue icing. For dinner, she made Aunt Maxine’s favorite meal, deep-fried chicken with mashed potatoes and chicken gravy. I’ve never tasted better fried chicken than Mama’s. Ever. There was hardly a chicken bone left to gnaw on by the time the dinner dishes were cleared from the table.Laurie gave her the card as Mama cut the cake. Aunt Maxine laughed when she. I ran up to him and was about to put a bullet into his head when somebody grabbed my arm. It was Aaron. He said, "Do not kill him like that. You do not want a murder on your conscience." I did not say anything, but I would have been delighted to murder the bastard who was trying to cause harm to me and my friends.I took the time to reload the spent chamber and to holster my pistol just as a deputy marshal ran up and demanded to know what was going on. I told him about the whitewash being thrown.