If she was really upset, she would have been shouting it at the booking officer at the time.’ ‘Maybe she was,’ Hillary suggested. ‘Let’s get... the booking officer in for a chat.’ ‘Why not catch him at work. It would be a lot easier,’ Roger said. ‘And not nearly as intimidating,’ Hillary explained. Roger made the call to the booking officer. He explained what it was about just to give him time to gather any information he had. Roger knew there were cameras in the booking room. They had been. “Nummies! Wish I was there to clean up for you. Hope to see you again. You were wonderful.” Finding it hard to keep her eyes open, and with a shift at the hospital looming all too soon, she shut down the computer, changed the sticky sheets, and fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow. **** Two days later, Allie breathed a sigh of relief as she walked in her back door. She had the next night off, which meant that tonight would be one of her longer, and more profitable days on cam.. "Tommy's here from Oregon with his wife and kids. You have got to see my nephews. They're a scream." I want to say hi to your folks." Kitchen!" Ed said.The kitchen was full too. Mrs. Mendoza was standing like a general on a battlefield, surveying her troops. The operation was Christmas cookies, and it apparently required many hands for the effort."Scotty," Mrs. Mendoza said, and held her arms open. He got a kiss on the cheek and a squeeze from the woman who had been like a second mother to him. You leave Halle alone. I’ll be out shortly, and you’ll forget all about that hussy,” Brook assured me.I told her about dinner with Misaki and the drama it had created. Brook’s only advice was to remember her feelings and not to go overboard.Frank Ingram, my publicist, showed up right before eight.“Frank, what’s up?” I asked as I shook his hand.“It’s been busy. I wanted to advise you that the video of the paparazzi dustup hit all the gossip sites today. I’ve gotten several calls from people in.