"I don't want to fire you." And that was probably why he was really angry. She had put him in a position where the rules of decency and his own sense of justice required him to fire her, and yet he didn't want to, because he had come to care about her. And maybe also because there was some truth to what she had said: he was lonely, and her presence in the house made it feel less empty. He pressed his lips together and shook his head. "Well, lets get on with it. We better find out what we're dealing with. What was the last time you had your monthly period?"