Nope.

I realized as I went started the tour that I didn't need to sign for her, as she could hear, so I casually took her around the house and rattled off a few grounds rules like no stealing and no loud music in the middle of the night. I ended in what would be her room which was decorated in a lot of soft pink items. "Any questions?" I asked as she looked around the room, tossing the box with the maid uniform on the bed.

"Why the pink?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. I figured since I was hiring a girl, you might enjoy it."

There was a long silence whilst she tried to read if I was making it up or not. She then flipped me off and signed "I'm changing it." It was not a question, simply a statement.

"That's fine. I want you to feel at home here," I countered.

"Don't patrionize me." If she could have spat back, that's how that would have sounded like. There was a threatening, offended, diliberate movement to her signing there. It made me shrink back a little bit.

"I'm sorry. You're right. Why don't we get you moved in and get some food in our stomachs and you can start cleaning tomorrow. No hurry," I offered.

"Sounds good. I vote pizza for dinner."

I smiled. "I'm totally fine with that. I think I have soda in the fridge, too."

When she said pizza, I thought she meant ordering in some, but after we got her stuff all moved into her bedroom, she changed into her maid uniform and headed to the kitchen where she started making pizza from scratch. "You mind achovies?" she asked, pulling out a tin of the salty fish.

"Go for it. I didn't know you could cook," I said.

"I have many talents. I am one of the best in the business. I cook, clean and even do windows," she replied silently.

With an approving nod, I went to watch TV, leaving her to cook. I must say that's the best pizza I ever had. It was a bit on the meaty side than what I normally order, but it was still really good. The crust was lightly seasoned, the sausage and pepperoni were still juicy and the anchovies just added to the whole experience. Normally they can be overpowering, but there, they blended into the rest of the pizza. It was wonderful and it made me confident I had made the right choice.

Eventually, Alyce headed up to her room and I followed shortly after. I took a shower before slipping into a short nightgown and slipping beneath the covers. As I left the reached for the light, I thought I saw Alyce peaking around a corner but when I looked there was no one there. With a shrug, I clicked off the light next to my bed and went to sleep.