Maxine POV The girls and I were in the kitchen cleaning up. Once the guys had headed to their meeting, with most of them grumbling, we could start clearing the tables. Now that the guys were at the meeting, we could relax a little. The girls were in a better mood now that they were home. "We picked a good night to do the pool competition. It looks like the guys would do with a pick-me-up," Cricket said as we got stuck into our chores. "Sticks, why did they need me to be a bouncer? I have seen some of the girls in the gym; it's not like you need me to be one?" I asked as I dipped my hands in the hot water to clean the pots. Asking the questions that have been bugging me for a while, the women are not weak. "We do need someone. In the past, I was the one who sorted out punishments for no

