After that, you can move back out here to the futon." Yes, Master." Flower acknowledged."Ruby," I said, turning to her, "Get two blankets, pillows and... sheets from the cabinet and go make up two of the beds in the bedroom. Pick a bed for you, and a bed for the new girl and get them ready."Yes, Master." she replied, and scurried away to carry out her orders."And close the door while you are in there." I ordered."Flower... " I said, turning back to her, "We need to talk." Master?" Flower. “Oh I haven’t graduated yet,” she replied. “What are you studying?” I asked. “I’m studying to become a funeral home director,” Kate said. “Really?? I was unaware the local college offered such a program” I replied. “It doesn’t, I go to...” forgive me but I don’t recall the speciality college and it probably shouldn’t be mentioned in this story anyway. “So that is why you are working at the funeral home now... as an intern I guess?” I asked. “Yes, that’s right. I plan on becoming the. Besides, it was near Christmas and she did not want to spend another holiday alone. Therefore, she wrote Thomas.“Dear ThomasI would be honored to meet you for dinner. If dinner is goes well and we see a spark of desire, we could go from there and plan a second meeting. Meet me online tonight and we will discuss the details.Hugs, Marian.”Thomas met Marian online and they decided on a mutual restaurant near them. He then chuckled and typed, “If we hit it off honey, how would you like to be my. That said, OB/GYN is a good option, and would only take four years.“Sophia, you’re still planning on OB/GYN, right?” Sandy asked.“Yes, and that’s four years, as Fran just said.”“Wait a minute! Mike can be an ER doc after three years, but you have to have four years to be an OB?” Dona asked. “How does that make sense?”I chuckled, “Except in the most extreme cases, I’ll call someone like Sophia to deliver the baby. My job will be to ensure patients survive long enough for the surgeons and others.