28-04-2019, 02:11 PM
Julie nodded and took a sip of her coffee.
"It counts as a prank, Also Mistress."
Susan decided a subject change was in order.
"I guess we can use a couple days to get ourselves off of being on San Finzione time."
Helen remembered something and reached into her purse for it.
"That reminds me. I left that voice message for her, but you'll probably see Claire again before anyone else, if you'll pass this along to her for Mander."
She slid Susan one of her own cards but written on the back was another phone number with a San Finzione country code, along with a set of GPS coordinates. Susan took the card and nodded.
"I'll be sure to give it to her. Not sure how long I'm going to be staying at the yoga studio, though. There's less to do as a secretary there than you'd think. And after what you and Troy did to Whyte's businesses, I've definitely got enough money to not have to worry about a job for quite a while. I've never really had 'breathing room' like that. Maybe I should take a bit to give this 'figuring out who I am' thing my full attention."
"You can definitely afford to take as much time as you need, Susan." Troy agreed. "And that sounds like a good idea. I know I've liked the Susan I've gotten to know so far. Finding more of her would be amazing."
She smiled at that and took his hand.
"Hell, you guys could even start charging me rent at last, and I'd probably still be ok."
"You don't pay rent to live at home, Susan." Helen answered, taking a sip of her coffee. "That's not the Greek way. You help out, sure, but if they love you, they're not going to charge you."
"Told ya Propappou and I have had this discussion with someone else." Troy answered Susan. "And it's all just easier for me to handle the bills through the household corporation."
"And I guess if anything happens, my bank robbery plan WAS pretty good."
Everyone laughed at that.
"Well, Susan." Helen replied, finishing her coffee. "If finding yourself involves any travel, don't let ME find out you're paying for airfare and hotels! Give your name, and if possible, ID, at any Air Finzione ticket counter or Società Finzione establishment and they'll take care of you."
Susan smiled at that.
"I haven't heard of many journeys of self-discovery that involved first-class accommodations."
"Ours did." Julie offered. "All over Europe. We just, ya know, didn't pay."
"This time," Helen added. "You know the owner and she's cool with it."
"Thanks, guys. I don't know that the 'go to Tibet and scale a mountain' thing is something I'm going to need to do; I was thinking of starting off small, like finding my parents' old house in Tacoma and seeing if any of the neighbors remember them and what they can tell me about them, but it's nice to know the option's there."
There was a knock at the door. Capitan Ortega reported that most of the Ultimados had left with the packages and that her escort were ready to depart. Mander and Bluey were ready when she was, and he would be leaving a few Ultimados to stay out the rest of the week and monitor the area, in case Whyte had arranged any final surprises before he died. There were few enough staying that there was no need for the Green Family Reunion ruse anymore, and everything on the lawn had been packed up.
They would, of course, wait however long La Contessa wished. She would have loved to tell him to let the Ministry of Science handle it all and spend the rest of the week with her family. But Maria and San Finzione needed her back, and now she had a personal matter to attend to there.
There was no putting off her departure any longer. Troy, Julie, and Susan walked to the front porch to say goodbye. Julie came up first and wrapped her arms around Helen. Helen did the same and kissed her first girlfriend deeply.
"I think we're coming to San Finzione from now on." Julie told her. "When we came to see you, there was only the one explosion."
"It counts as a prank, Also Mistress."
Susan decided a subject change was in order.
"I guess we can use a couple days to get ourselves off of being on San Finzione time."
Helen remembered something and reached into her purse for it.
"That reminds me. I left that voice message for her, but you'll probably see Claire again before anyone else, if you'll pass this along to her for Mander."
She slid Susan one of her own cards but written on the back was another phone number with a San Finzione country code, along with a set of GPS coordinates. Susan took the card and nodded.
"I'll be sure to give it to her. Not sure how long I'm going to be staying at the yoga studio, though. There's less to do as a secretary there than you'd think. And after what you and Troy did to Whyte's businesses, I've definitely got enough money to not have to worry about a job for quite a while. I've never really had 'breathing room' like that. Maybe I should take a bit to give this 'figuring out who I am' thing my full attention."
"You can definitely afford to take as much time as you need, Susan." Troy agreed. "And that sounds like a good idea. I know I've liked the Susan I've gotten to know so far. Finding more of her would be amazing."
She smiled at that and took his hand.
"Hell, you guys could even start charging me rent at last, and I'd probably still be ok."
"You don't pay rent to live at home, Susan." Helen answered, taking a sip of her coffee. "That's not the Greek way. You help out, sure, but if they love you, they're not going to charge you."
"Told ya Propappou and I have had this discussion with someone else." Troy answered Susan. "And it's all just easier for me to handle the bills through the household corporation."
"And I guess if anything happens, my bank robbery plan WAS pretty good."
Everyone laughed at that.
"Well, Susan." Helen replied, finishing her coffee. "If finding yourself involves any travel, don't let ME find out you're paying for airfare and hotels! Give your name, and if possible, ID, at any Air Finzione ticket counter or Società Finzione establishment and they'll take care of you."
Susan smiled at that.
"I haven't heard of many journeys of self-discovery that involved first-class accommodations."
"Ours did." Julie offered. "All over Europe. We just, ya know, didn't pay."
"This time," Helen added. "You know the owner and she's cool with it."
"Thanks, guys. I don't know that the 'go to Tibet and scale a mountain' thing is something I'm going to need to do; I was thinking of starting off small, like finding my parents' old house in Tacoma and seeing if any of the neighbors remember them and what they can tell me about them, but it's nice to know the option's there."
There was a knock at the door. Capitan Ortega reported that most of the Ultimados had left with the packages and that her escort were ready to depart. Mander and Bluey were ready when she was, and he would be leaving a few Ultimados to stay out the rest of the week and monitor the area, in case Whyte had arranged any final surprises before he died. There were few enough staying that there was no need for the Green Family Reunion ruse anymore, and everything on the lawn had been packed up.
They would, of course, wait however long La Contessa wished. She would have loved to tell him to let the Ministry of Science handle it all and spend the rest of the week with her family. But Maria and San Finzione needed her back, and now she had a personal matter to attend to there.
There was no putting off her departure any longer. Troy, Julie, and Susan walked to the front porch to say goodbye. Julie came up first and wrapped her arms around Helen. Helen did the same and kissed her first girlfriend deeply.
"I think we're coming to San Finzione from now on." Julie told her. "When we came to see you, there was only the one explosion."
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