Chapter 103

Talk about chaperoned ... Elif, Simone, Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, Two, Junior and a cast of hundreds ... and Raul. Raul was very popular.

I had a feeling ... all the time during the feed and show ... that the ‘other’ chaperones, the Seven, were near. Just a feeling.

Nothing was said ... but ... Two wouldn’t deny it. “I can neither deny nor confirm,” she said ... but chuckled afterword.

The movie is 100 minutes ... the after party was still going on when I yawned at 2:30.

“It’s past your bedtime, little girl,” Alice said. “Mr. Deputy, take your date home.” “Her home.”

“And you go to yours,” Elif said, “Both of you take two or three days to sort...”

And I was asleep on my feet ... wasn’t anything happening tonight. They tell me I was loaded up in ... Steven’s car ... he drove me straight home ... carried me in the door ... and Elif, Simone, Auntie Surprise and Alice took me from there ... so they told me ... I wouldn’t know.

I was asleep.

They stripped me, wrapped me in my blankets and slid me in bed ... they told me they did ... and since I was in bed when I finally woke up ... I must believe them.

I was still asleep at 10 in the morning. I slept through the 7am coffee, the bacon, the omelets and the toast ... all smells guaranteed to wake me.

They didn’t.

I slept through the early morning exercise class, yoga, and the 9am kayak lessons. I have been told that the AD2Q ... minus the Q ... has been forever banned from the gym ... hangar ... gym.

Steven called three times ... so they said.

I was asleep.

Raul woke me ... by washing my face with his sandpaper tongue ... at 11am.

<Get up get up get up>

“I’m up.” And snuggled.

<Aren’t. I need to pee.>

“Ooo ... me too.”

I bounced out of bed, went to the door, swung it wide and Raul bounced out ... followed by applause.

I wasn’t dressed ... in anything.

Oops.

The River School was having a class on my hangar floor.

Oops.

I needapee ... almost did ... right in the doorway.

I think I need to wake up.