Chapter 28

Thursday, November 11, 1976

Missy and I were on our second cup of coffee when Melly came into the kitchen the next morning. She was wearing a robe, but when she saw how Missy and I were dressed, she threw it off.

<Would you like some coffee?> Missy asked.

<Yes please. Black.>

<You can borrow Mike's lap if you'd like, > Missy told her as she had started to sit down across from me. <Mike and I have had our morning cuddle.>

<I think I'll just sit here for a while. I need to wake up first.>

<Your loss, > Missy said as she settled back on my lap. <I've come to depend on my morning cuddle to get started. Did you sleep well last night?>

<Yes, but Beth disappeared sometime during the night.>

<Yeah, she ended up pushing her way in between Mike and I. The slut.>

We sat quietly for a few minutes then Sharon came wandering in. She smacked Missy on the butt and said, "Move bitch."

Melanie looked frightened for a minute, but smiled when Missy got up, kissed Sharon and asked if she'd like a cup of coffee. Sharon settled in on my lap while Missy brought her some coffee.

<So far this home schooling seems like a lot of hard work, > Melly teased. <Do you guys always work this hard in the mornings?>

<Sometimes it's worse, > Sharon answered. <Sometimes we don't get up until noon.>

<We haven't really gotten started with the home schooling yet, > Missy told her. <I think we may end up doing our own thing for a while. I got interested in real estate, and have done a little studying on it. Today I'm going to be studying appraisals.>

<Melly, do you read very rapidly, and do you remember everything you've read?> I asked.

<Not really.>

<We have found that the size of a certain blood vessel in the brain causes the telepathy to be increased, and if the vessel is big enough, it also gives you a higher IQ, faster reading skills, and a perfect memory. Would you mind if I took a quick look in your brain to see how big your vessel is?>

<Do I have to do anything?>

<No Melly, just sit still for a second.>

<Okay, go ahead.>

I looked at the vessel in question and I could see it was slightly larger than mine had been, but wasn't up to the size we had increased ours to. I explained this to Melly and asked if she'd like for me to adjust it.

<You can do that?>

<Yes, I've done it for everyone here, except Cindi. She is a phenomenon. She's smarter than all of us put together and has more abilities than any of us. She's an amazing young lady.>

<I'd hardly call her a lady, > Sharon laughed.

<Well, we can't call her a woman, and girl seems to down grade her.>

<Yeah Mike, I guess I would like for you to adjust it. Whenever you want to do it is fine.>

<Okay, it's done.>

<What? I didn't feel anything.>

<No. You won't. Over the next couple of days you're going to find you are reading at a rate of over four thousand words a minute, and remembering everything you've read.>

We explained to her about being able to change and fix things in her body and some of the implications of that.

<How did you and Cindi become invisible, and why couldn't I feel your thoughts yesterday?>

<We just project we're not there, both physically and mentally. I'll get Cindi to show you today.>

Since Cindi and I hadn't accomplished anything with Coach Daniels yesterday, we had to go back today. We knew what time he'd have a class, so we timed it to arrive mid way through it.

We watched him as he was directing the boys as they were playing basketball.

We started sending thoughts to Daniels. <It would be nice to be able go take a shower with the boys after this class.>

We waited a few seconds then sent, <I'm getting all hot and sweaty during this class, no one could say anything if I took a shower. Why shouldn't I take a shower with the boys. I'm going to shower with the boys.>

We slipped inside the locker room and then the shower and waited. About ten minutes later the boys started filtering in. They appeared to be Freshmen. I was beginning to wonder if our suggestions had worked when Coach Daniels came in. He had a towel draped over his shoulder and a smile. Nothing else.

We watched as he hung his towel up and went to one of the shower heads. He was within a few feet of a couple of boys, so I snapped a picture then handed it to Cindi.

<He's watching that one boy with the blonde hair, > Cindi told me. <I'm going to have him call the boy over and while they're talking I'm going to give him an erection.>

<Go for it Cindi.>

Cindi did as she said she would and in a couple of minutes the boy was standing in front of the coach. They were facing each other, about three feet apart when the coach suddenly had an erection. His cock was pointed directly at the boy. I took four pictures during this exchange, including one when the boy realized Daniels had a hardon. I took another when the boy started backing away, a look of horror on his face, and another when he turned and ran from the shower.

<That's good. Let's get the hell out of here, > I told Cindi.

I took one more of the boy as he sat on a bench getting dressed. There were tears in his eyes and his face was red and swollen.

I sent some gentle soothing thoughts toward him and assured him it wasn't his fault. I suggested he should tell his parents about it, and that he shouldn't be embarrassed when he told them. I added a little anger over what had happened, and I could tell he was feeling much better when we left.

When we arrived home, no one else was there. <Where is everyone?> I asked.

<Missy is at the library, and the rest of us are here at the office, > Bonnie answered.

<Cindi and I just got home. We're going to grab a bite of lunch.>

<When you finish, could you stop by a burger joint and pick something up for the rest of us?>

The phone rang while Cindi and I were eating a sandwich. True to form, when Jeff turned in his resignation, his former employer fired him. I told him Bonnie and the rest of them were at our new offices doing some cleaning. I gave him directions but told him he didn't need to come in until Monday if he didn't want to.

While I was telling him this, Cindi was telling Bonnie they might be getting company. We finished eating and made a pass by McDonalds to pick up food for the rest of the group.

We gave everyone a quick rundown of our morning experiences while they ate lunch. <Isn't Sammy Stinsen into photography?> Beth asked no one in particular.

<Yeah. Remember all of the candid shots he had in last year's yearbook?> Sharon agreed.

<You know where he lives, don't you Sharon?> Beth asked.

<Yeah.>

<Why don't you and Mike run over there when school's out and see if he'll copy the pictures for you? Him and Coach Daniels had a run in last year about pictures of the track team. He should enjoy a little revenge.>

I looked at Sharon and she looked back and nodded.

<We'll do it, > I told Beth.

Jeff came in before the girls finished eating. He gave us the sordid details of being fired. Bonnie asked if he'd like to wait until Monday to start work and he said he'd just as soon start today.

"We don't have our phones in yet Jeff, but I can give you the numbers we will have. The phone company promised they'll be in by noon on Monday."

"I can do some calling from home if that would be okay. Do you have any problem with me doing a little corporate raiding? I know several people where I work now who are looking for something better."

"No, I don't have a problem with that. Your old company proved they are unethical by firing you immediately. Be sure they're good people. Who did you have in mind from there?"

"There are three I can think of immediately. One is a secretary, another is a receptionist, and the third is an accountant."

"Our CFO is John Salyers. I'll want him to interview the accountant. Thelma or I one will interview the other two. You can set up the interviews for the weekend if you need to so your old employer doesn't get suspicious."

"I'm sure one or two of them would appreciate that. How many people are you going to need in accounting?"

"I really don't know at this point. Mike, could you find a pay phone and call John? See if he could come in and talk with us for a while."

"Sure Bonnie. I'll be right back."

I took off and found a pay phone about two blocks from our offices. John said he'd be right over, and I was pleasantly surprised that he lived up to his word.

Bonnie made introductions all around, and we started talking about personnel. "When I talked with Phil Shelton, he gave me copies of everything he had about MBBS. I've been looking over those papers and over your portfolio. Very impressive. We're going to have to do some real planning to help minimize the tax bite though."

"How many people are you going to need in your department John?"

"For the accounting part of it, I'd say two people for right now. Both good tax accountants. I'd say we need two market analysts to work on stock and commodities purchases. I'd also say we need two or three people for the real estate operation."