." The devil you will," Shasa rounded on her waving the ladle. "I may not have the best cooking no matter what that young rascal says, but you're my g...uest and you're going to get a good meal in you if I have to tie you to that chair." Yes, ma'am," Melody answered in a small voice."You'd better do what she says," Marlin told her. "She swings a mean ladle and it looks like she knows how to use it." Okay," Melody giggled softly. Mrs. Binder nodded once with a huff."Well I don't care if she can. "Daisy Chain, this is Danny."I said nothing for a moment, letting her voice ring in my ears, tinny through the cell phone receiver but still wonderful to hear."Hello? Danny here." I just wanted to hear you say things," I said, a woman hopelessly in love now."Heyyyy... well what kind of things?" She asked slyly."Ummm..." I looked out the window of the Mercedes as it sat purring at idle outside the gourmet food store. People were coming and going, women fussing with their purses, coming out with. Raat bhar yehi sooch ke maine do baar muth maari. Next day subah mere parents apne kaam pe chale gaye aur main ghar pe akela tha. School ki chhutti thi. Aur rekha mere ghar aayee. Jab wo mere room me aayee to mujhe vahi baat yaad aa gayee. Maine uska haath pakad liya aur kaha. Kal tune kya kaha tha. Wo boli kuch nahi. Ab tak main uske haath ko dono haatho me pakad ke masal raha tha, ( I feel she was also enjoying this) . then I said ab maar lu kya. Usne mujhko wink kiya ‘kya’ maine kaha ab bhi. "You mean... ?"Amber nodded. "Ben stays here with Lynne. Kady and Noelle come home with me. Work for everybody?"After sharing a glance, Kady and Noelle nodded excitedly. Lynne blushed again, almost embarrassed to admit that she wanted me, but she nodded as well. Only I was frowning."I'm not a piece of meat to get handed off to whoever's turn it is," I complained."All evidence from the last few days to the contrary," Kady drawled, referring to how I'd been switching back and forth between them.