Mrs Johnson did the cooking and ran the house.After lunch we decided to explore the house. It was large, but a lot of it was taken up by locked rooms.... We had been shown to the largest bedroom for our own use, which seemed to be the only one with an en suite bathroom, hardly surprising as we discovered just how 'original' the house was. On the ground floor, besides the entrance foyer, from which the stairs went up to the first floor, there was a morning room, dining room, a smaller sitting room,. I couldn't hold it any more. I burst out laughing. You know that credit card commercial about prices? Ultimate practical joke on friend: Priceless."What - What's going on?" Larry asked."Larry- Ha, ha, you should've seen- ha, ha" I said. I had fallen onto the bed because I was laughing so hard. I was holding my ribs and curled up trying to catch my breath. Only when I got my breath back did I realize the effect the openly displayed pulchritudinous flesh was having on Larry. His jeans looked like. God knew what else she did, as it had gottento the point where he could not distinguish whether her face was of her ownmaking or whether she had additional help on the way. Botox? Maybe. Blonde,tanned and beautiful in the Christie Brinkley type of way, she contrasted withhis dark appearance. Mark was often mistaken for being Mediterranean; it washis height that threw people off track. He was way too tall to be Sicilian,yet his skin had that smooth tanned olive look and his hair was black. "Well we didfind Renee in a warehouse outside of town, barely alive it seemed.Roger, regrettably, fled the scene and we don't know where he went,but I am certain 'they' will find him. Not sure what he meant by 'hisclient' but I reckon he was part of some other nefarious scheme thatyour father was involved with." Joey nodded back, then said "Wellabout me....about us?" in a pleading tone towards Vanessa. "Well theChloe suit got damaged, so I am wearing this one. If anyone asks, youcan say I was.