Wednesday night after study, Natalie said she'd like to talk with Ana, Bob and me. She wanted to work.She said, "I'd like money of my own. Don, you ma...ke okay money as a teacher, but if I had my some of my own, it would make things easier on all of us, wouldn't it?"I told her, "Yes, it wouldn't hurt. Your mom is looking at going back to work full-time after the holidays, but any income is generally good income. Over the holidays, I'm sure you could get a job in retail, or maybe at Burger King."I. Ted grinned and raised his eyebrows.Alice stared and her mouth dropped open in complete surprise. "OH, TED!!!" she gasped when she saw what it was. She was so taken aback she could hardly speak as they both stood there."Like it?" asked Ted, wriggling his toes in his new Tartan slippers as he rocked back and forth with his hands behind his back.Alice turned to her husband wide-eyed with wonder. "Oh, my God," she blurted out as she blushed from head to toe, "It's a paddle!!"Indeed it was. He'd. " The Caravan master avoided looking at Zithrusa for some reason.She would have none of it, and walked up to the avaricious but good hearted man, and bussed him soundly on the cheek, bidding him welcome and expressing her gladness that he was here. "Of course if The Emperor summoned you and asked you about us, you had to answer him." She soothed. "There is no harm in that, and we have no secrets from The Emperor." She finished.John smirked, "No doubt we shall be able to tell The Emperor more. “Oh yeah, Roxie, what’s up?” I smiled seeing a red headed pixie run my way. Roxanne Wills was her name, schooling was her game. She graduated from high school with a 4.3 and straight A’s that made any nerd cry. She didn’t look like a nerd with her double D’s and her tight-skinned dresses. Compared to her, I was a tall blonde who never tanned but I wasn’t deathly white either. I only have B cups and a small ass compared to my 5’6 tallness. She was the only one who knows how I feel about Max.