Walter walked over to the hotel. He knew that Charlie had volunteered to cater the engagement party, so he had decided to hire Catherine to supply some food for the Easter picnic for his contribution to the affair.

As he walked into the dining room, Laura saw him. He wasn�t heading for his usual table which was empty at the moment, so Laura went up and asked, "Mr. Simmons would you like your usual table?"

"No ma�am. I would like to talk to Miss Paige."

"Alright, I�ll get her for you." Laura went to fetch Catherine.

Catherine came out of her office followed by Laura. She greeted Mr. Simmons and asked him what she could do for him.

"I would like for you to supply some food for the picnic. I will pay you of course. Whatever you think is a fair price."

Drucilla walked into the PEG. "Good morning, Melissa, Jacy." They both greeted Drucilla. "I came by to volunteer making some pies and cakes for the picnic."

"Thanks." Jacy said. "That will be great."

"Well, I won�t keep you from your work." Drucilla started to leave but Jacy stopped her.

"Drucilla, may I ask you a question?"

"Of course."

"Can I start paying for the lumber that I need for our house. I don�t need the lumber yet. I�m not going to start working on the house until after Easter, but I want to start paying for it, so it won�t be such a large amount at any one time."

"That�s fine. Why don�t you come out to the office, and we can set up an account for you." Drucilla smiled.