The Defense
I was sitting in the coffee room, chatting with Julie when Ribs dragged in. “You look like a bus hit you,” I said. “What the hell, I give you the night off and you look like shit.”
“That’s what happens, cuz. I got too much sleep.”
“I can assure you it won’t happen tonight. Those monsters kept me up half the night.”
“That’s what they’re supposed to do,” Ribs said. “Each one is geared to act like birth control. The problem is that Rosalee is a slow learner. It took seven of them, but I think she finally got the hint.”
I laughed. “They’re adorable. And Marissa had a ball.”
“You don’t have to tell me. That’s all I’ve heard about. Hide and seek and Twister, stories…You name it. The kids had more fun than they should have; in fact, I heard that Aunt Marissa might be having some
