“I’m going to need quite a bit of help on this. Virtually my entire staff. What that means to you is that the bill is going to be astronomical. You need to know that going in. I feel confident in saying that the rousing total on these chits will be depleted by at least one million dollars when all is said and done. I’ll leave you all here to talk about it and make your decision. If you change your mind, that’s fine. I just want you all to know what you’re getting into.”

More smiles as Lizzie left the office, the gang behind her as they headed for the kitchen and coffee. The kitchen was fragrant with the scent of freshly brewed coffee and the heavenly smell of cinnamon buns and donuts thanks to one of Lizzie’s partners. “Help yourself. I need to find my partners and get them on this ASAP.” A second later, Lizzie was gone and Charles was pouring coffee for everyone. Everyone started to jabber at once as they made bets among themselves as to what the men would do.

“A no-brainer!” Maggie snorted before she chomped down on a jelly-filled donut dusted with sugar and cinnamon.

“Has anyone given any thought to calling the pillow company to see if he wants the job to begin with? They might not be equipped to handle eight million dollars’ worth of pillows. I’ve seen the commercials, but that doesn’t mean anything,” Fergus said.

“I’m sure Lizzie has someone on that as we speak. I’m just as sure the orders would be staggered and not all the pillows would be made at one time. Even I know that’s impossible,” Dennis said. “I need to research the export business. Don’t forget taxes. That eight million might seriously dwindle to a more believable number. It’s possible everyone in China won’t be getting a pillow after all,” Dennis observed.

Jack snorted. “Buy one and get two more free. I’d say they can make a healthy dent in the population. I’d like to remind all of you we’re just helping out here. This is not our mission. Right now we should be trying to decide what to do about visiting Happy Village and seeing if Mr. Pete Hershel is okay, and doing something about the unwelcome visitors who have taken up residence at Lizzie’s home. Plus, now that Harry’s friends are getting a dose of reality where all that money is concerned, they are on the way back to the casinos to try to win some more money.”