In Jelang, Alice was starting to pack up her household in preperation for her move to Fing City. She knew that she would only have her own private bedroom, so she was only taking personal items with her. Her house was not large but was big enough to house a small family. Alice was also looking to her future and had decided to rent out her house to save some money for her retirement. Since the home was located close to her parents and siblings, they could keep an eye on it for her. After all the bragging that Howard had done about getting a high position at RBG LLC before he and Shirley had left for Fing City a few weeks ago, everyone was shocked to see the couple return to Jelang. Howard had nothing good to say about Lois or Debbie when asked. No one had been able to find out exactly what had happened. Privately, he did not really blame Lois, but she was the one to encourage him in all of this mess. He just couldn't seperate his feelings of discontent from anyone in Fing City, mea

It was Rick's last meeting in Athens, as well as the last of the whole trip. He felt like a weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. The rest of the time was free to enjoy with his wife. He had just one more thing to do before heading back to the hotel. He still had to find a peice of jewerly for Debbie. In London he had gotten the diamond necklace, in Paris it was the diamond earrings, in Rome he got a ruby and diamond bracelet and in Cairo Rick found an exquisite rudy and diamond brooch. He had been wondering what else he could find to round out this set with. Then it came to him as he saw a couple on the street having wedding photos taken. When he and Debbie had gotten married five years ago, he could not afford an engagment ring. All he could get her was a plain gold band. So that was his goal today. He wanted to find the perfect diamond engagment ring to let Debbis know that he had not forgotten those lean times. His driver had been in this business a long time, and had se

Rick called Old Wilson that night to inform him of when they would be returning to Fing City. "Hello old friend! Thank you so much for this time in Santorini. This has been an awesome respite before the long trip home. We will be returning to Fing City in three days. Would you be so kind as to have Li Fan meet us at the airport? We will also need a delivery van to transport all of our luggage. Debbie and I have made a few purchases while in Europe, and there is no way to fit everything into a car trunk!" Old Wilson was glad to hear that they had a good time. He was also looking forward to their return to Fing City. He had much to discuss with his Young Master. "I am looking forward to hearing all about your adventures! And I will be glad to have you back home. We have a lot to talk about, since so much has happened while you have been away." With so many renovation projects underway, Old Wilson wanted Rick's input on all of them. The basic reconstruction of the old Green Villa

Debbie had reluctantly called her mother after resting a while. The trip had been very exciting, but also very draining. She and Rick had decided that it was time to tell Lois about the pregnancy. They knew that she would be put out if she heard it from someone else. Debbie asked her to dinner at Ting Gap. Lois was hoping to put her devious plan into action soon, so this invitation might be just the time. When Lois arrived, Li Fan showed her out to the pool house where Debbie and Rick were already seated. They greeted Lois a bit stiffly, but Lois saw a few wrapped presents on a nearby table, so she didn't say much. "So how was your trip? Did everything go well?" Debbie and Rick took turns retelling their adventures while Lois listened enviously. Then Debbie handed Lois a few gifts that they had brought back for her. A labled handbag from Paris, an Egpytian scarf and a small pearl necklace from Greece that they had found on Santorini. Lois was impressed. Now it was time to b

Alice had not told the family about her leaving Jelang. She wanted to wait until she knew for certain when she was going. Now the time had come to make the announcement. She walked up to her parents' house to tell them all. It was time for the evening meal, and as was their custom, most of the family would be present. As she walked in, she heard more talk about Rick and Debbie. Snide remarks by her brother Howard were the loudest. She ignored these, and went straight to the head of the table and asked her father to call the gathering to order, that she had something to say. Old Man Thomas was a bit taken aback, as Alice never had much to say about anything before. Alice cleared her throat and began. "I have an announcement. I will be leaving Jelang in the morning. I have been hired on as a nanny for a wealthy family in Fing City. My house here has been rented out, so I would ask that, if you would, just keep an eye out on it for me." The family was in shock. No one ever thought