Nikki laughed so hard, she had to hold her sides. “That’s because they’re taking care of twenty-six babies. Snowden’s men didn’t deliver the nurses. They dropped the babies off, along with their diapers and formulas, and left. It was left up to the guys to take charge. I don’t think it’s going too well. Maggie, what’s the story on the adoptive parents? What kind of arrangements did you make for the pickup?”

“It’s been tricky since the cells went out,” Maggie reported. “Before it happened, I did manage to get in touch with your firm’s office manager. She did a lot of the calling. I did some, and there are only two sets of parents we weren’t able to reach. We need a meeting place. Logically speaking, my house is the choice since the babies are already there. That gives me visibility, Jack as well, when everyone shows up at my house. The neighbors, for the most part, are a mind-your-own-business group, but something like this might whet their curiosity. Considering the current circumstances, I don’t see us having much in the way of choices. What we need now is a time, so we can make our calls. Bear in mind the weather, the roads, and anything else that can go wrong. I don’t care how busy he is. He should be texting me,” she grumbled.

“Okay, girls, we’ve wasted enough time. Maggie is handling her end of things. Charles is sleeping, so let’s get back to doing what we do best,” Myra said.

The girls trooped back into the dining room. Both dogs barked as they released their prisoners to the women. While they both moved away, they remained alert and ready to be called to duty with a one-word command.

“Our guests don’t seem to like obeying our orders,” Kathryn said. “I find that rude, don’t you, girls?”

“I certainly do,” Isabelle said as she ripped at Adel Newsom’s shirt. “The lady told you to strip, and you’re suddenly going all prudish on us! What’s up with that?”

“You’re up, fat boy,” Annie said as Bell tried squirming back against the wall. “I don’t have any patience for this nonsense. Yoko, help this man out.”

Yoko danced her way over to Baron Bell, leaned down, and squeezed his nose. He closed his eyes and went limp. Alexis and Nikki proceeded to undress him.

Kathryn eyed Adel Newsom. “We said to take everything off. That means the bra and panties. You can do it yourself, or we’ll do it for you.”

“What are you going to do to us? You have my records. I don’t have anything else to give you. Please, this is so humiliating. What more do you want?” Newsom wailed as she removed her bra and panties.