  &quot;Oh goody! That's great, that's settled then. Let's move to the number of guests we'll be inviting, personally I don't want to invite a lot of guests&quot; Theresa said.
  &quot;I agree especially with the way things have turned out these past few days, I don't really support we having a lot of guests&quot;, Rita said.
  &quot;True. So, would twenty guests be okay?&quot;.
  &quot;That sounds good, twenty it is&quot;, Rita said, crossing off the number on her jotter.
  &quot;That's settled. All we need to do now is prepare for twenty guests. I'll send out some invitations to these guests so they'll know beforehand&quot;, Theresa smiled.
  &quot;So, who are these guests? Anyone in particular?&quot;, Rita asked, tapping on her phone.
  &quot;Just some of Mateo's school friends and their parents, that's all&quot;, she said.
  &quot;Okay then. Theresa, you wouldn't believe what I saw w

  &quot;I won't allow you to go see the bastard who almost gunned you down&quot;, her father seethed.
  Rita hadn't planned on informing him but she couldn't keep something like this from him. He deserved to know at least even though they really didn't see eye to eye on certain issues.
  &quot;I need to go Dad, i need to find out other things about this attack. I have a feeling that there's more to this. Please, I'll be okay. Remember, it's a police station and nothing can really go wrong there&quot;, she said.
  Lawrence sighed, there was really no arguing with his daughter especially if her mind was already made up.
  &quot;Okay, just be careful. Go with Ramirez and at the first sign of trouble, please get out of there&quot;, he said.
  &quot;I will, don't worry about me&quot;, Rita smiled.
  She left the house soon, followed closely by Ramirez and three of the security men who all wor

  &quot;Mateo's birthday is in three days&quot;, Theresa said over the phone the next day.
  Rita settled on her work chair at home, clutching her phone to her ear. She was gradually getting to the end of her workload and she could afford to relax when she was done.
  &quot;Ohh, why didn't you inform me earlier&quot;, Rita said.
  &quot;I know... I should have done that, I didn't want to disturb you knowing you'll be swamped with work&quot;, Theresa sighed.
  &quot;You know I'll never be too busy to help you out. You've been there for me Theresa even in times when I didn't expect it&quot;, Rita said.
  &quot;Now, you're making me teary. Okay, so you can still help me. I'm totally swamped with everything, the food, presents. I don't even know where to begin&quot;, Theresa whined.
  &quot;Okay... Okay, I'm coming over&quot;, Rita laughed.
  &quot;You're a life saver. But don't forget to co

&quot;Oh goody! That's great, that's settled then. Let's move to the number of guests we'll be inviting, personally I don't want to invite a lot of guests&quot; Theresa said.
  &quot;I agree especially with the way things have turned out these past few days, I don't really support we having a lot of guests&quot;, Rita said.
  &quot;True. So, would twenty guests be okay?&quot;.
  &quot;That sounds good, twenty it is&quot;, Rita said, crossing off the number on her jotter.
  &quot;That's settled. All we need to do now is prepare for twenty guests. I'll send out some invitations to these guests so they'll know beforehand&quot;, Theresa smiled.
  &quot;So, who are these guests? Anyone in particular?&quot;, Rita asked, tapping on her phone.
  &quot;Just some of Mateo's school friends and their parents, that's all&quot;, she said.
  &quot;Okay then. Theresa, you wouldn't believe what I saw when coming over&quot;, Rita said.
  &quot;What? Don't tell me someone threatened you again, I 

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