Michelle has a plan !

"Look Julie" said Lauren's mother Michelle. "It's very good of you to take responsibility for Lauren's predicament but it is not fair when it is really all her fault. You've got plenty of work to do back at the salon."

"Oh, but I can arrange cover" Julie answered. "Looks like it's Lauren that could do with cover" Vanessa smirked. Michelle ignored her other daughter. "Well, of course you are the expert and would be needed to keep an eye on things and advise initially on the proper way to apply these lotions. But there's no need for you to always be the one on call. Alan, I'm sure that you could arrange a rota so that the other neighbors in the apartment block could come in and take a turn making sure Lauren keeps fully covered with the ointment ?"

To Lauren's chagrin, everyone thought this would be a splendid solution. "I'll round everyone up and draw up a list" Alan said. "And I can get hold of supplies of the lotion and explain how it needs to be thoroughly applied !" added Julie.