The Start of Your 'Busy' Day

As you head for the elevator, you pull out a cellphone you had in your pocket to call Mercy Graves. "Mercy? Shadow here. Bring the car around, all right? I'm coming down."

"Yes, sir," she replied. After thanking her, you hang up and head into the metal box as it slid open its doors for you. You press the button for ground level and thought about earlier:

"That was a delicious breakfast, Diana."

"I'm glad your lordship is pleased." But as you gave her your dirty dishes, a thought crossed your mind.

"Aren't any of you hungry, too?"

"No, sir," said Harleen. "You were able to transfer the power of self-sustenance to all of us."

"But doing so to just one of us exhausted you," Ivy told you. "So you took your time, just one of your girls a day."

'Well...' you thought, 'it's no wonder that feel worn some days.' You made it down to ground level and walked out from under the hotel, onto the parking lot where Mercy tipped her hat to you as soon as she saw you. She opened the back door for you, and before you got in, she gave a seductive licking in your ear. "Good morning, sir..." she purred seductively.

"Good morning to you too, Mercy," you smirked, getting in before she got in to take the wheel. She drove out of the parking lot and into traffic.