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"Get the trash bags your housekeeper says he found outside the kid’s roos you can find containing voedly had the flu would be superhelpful"

I wrinkle my nose "I’ll see what I can do, but that was yesterday’s trash It went out already Our trash pickup days are Thursdays and--"

"Holy Christ," Eva says "We’ll just have to run a tox screen for everything under the godda to take ato knohy it’s taking so long, because on TV the MEs get their tox screens back from the lab in three hours"

"If it’s any consolation," I say, loweringwith her bra straps as she speaks hoot on the phone, "my boss really did have the flu It was the twenty-four-hour kind and she’s better now, but still kind of sore, especially her boobs Moody too"

There’s a beat before Eva says, "Your boss is the one who just got ht"

"Yeah There’s no such thing as a twenty-four-hour stomach flu that leaves your boobs sore Breast tenderness, nancy Tell your boss to take an ept And callelse about Jasoes dead

I stare at the receiver in stunned silence for a nant? But that’s is she ever told e families and have tons of nieces and nephews They’re sick of kids Tricky, their dog, is enough

"Well, that’s done" Lisa, in her office, hangs up the phone "I’ve left aall my RAs on probation"

"Wait" Sarah rises frooes to stand in front of the door to Lisa’s office "You were serious about that?"

"Not all of the while in the presence of residents under the age of twenty-one One more strike and they’re out"

"Lisa," Sarah says, astonished "You can’t do that The entire staff?"

"It’s ," Lisa says "I can do whatever I want"

Maybe Eva’s right Maybe Lisa is pregnant, and doesn’t know it But how is that possible? She’d have to know, right? How could sonant?