Despite herself, Crystal began to look forward to waking up every morning, just to speak to Brock.
"What's wrong with you, Crystal? You hardly ever spend any time doing the things you used to enjoy."complained her aunt. "And I've never seen you so interested in spending time with my household staff. Now you spend a good deal of time in the kitchen."
"Why not? Everyone has always been nagging that I should learn to do something useful, no? So, now I'm beginning to find an interest in cooking."
"Hmm. Perhaps."said her aunt, looking at her in an odd way.
"Why do you look at me like that?"
"I wasn't looking at you in any special way."
"It seemed like you were."
She looked at her watch.
"It's almost lunchtime. I better go and eat. I have to eat before three, you know."
"And where are you going today?"
"Oh, we'll see. Perhaps I might find something interesting on sale, or something."
"Very well."
"You wouldn't believe what I saw yesterday!"exclaimed Mike the next day, as he watched David prepare lunch.
"I don't really care! Instead of spending time gossiping like some old lady, you should help me here. The kids are already hungry."
"Yeah? Oh, well, that's too bad. Anyway, you'll find this interesting. As I went over to buy that new video game I just saw the other day, you wouldn't believe who I ran across. You'll never guess."
"Well, I don't care."
"You do care. Because it was Brock. I saw him with this one girl."
"OWWW!"
David had just cut himself cutting vegetables.
"See, I told you you'd be interested."said Mike. "Uggh, I don't like blood."he said, and started to walk away.
"You're not going anywhere, until you've told me exactly what you saw and where."exclaimed David, taking a rag and wrapping his finger.
"I don't want you to think I'm an old lady."
"Enough already, what did you see?"
"Well, so I'm walking out, right. They're walking out of the shop in front."
"Ice cream, right."
"I want ice cream."said Billy.
"You go play with your brothers and sisters. No ice cream today. For anybody! Now go!"
"Well, anyway,"Mike continued. "I spot them. He spots me, he grabs her arm and pulls her away, and they run."
"And…?"
"And that's just about it. You'd have thought I was a ghost or something! I didn't know Brock had a girlfriend. She's much better looking than Lilly, you know, at least she was dressed better, and wore nicer jewelry. And not to mention her eyes, and…you get the idea. But, anyway, why the hell would Brock want to keep it quiet?"
"She doesn't like kids. And he wants to impress her."
Mike rolled his eyes.
"I don't think he'll ever impress her. She's probably already had a ton of guys who impressed her with stuff other than ice cream."
David shrugged.
"Whatever. The point is, the lady Brock cooks for, you see, this girl is her niece. She won't stay here for long, hopefully."
"Oh, she might stay indefinitely."
"What makes you say that?"asked David sharply.
"I don't know. Just a suggestion, you know. She did appear to be having quite a good time, after all. So, hurry up, when's lunch going to be ready? I'm starving."
Mike turned around and left.
"I hope she doesn't stay indefinitely. That would be terrible."said David to himself.