As I walked into the playhouse with my staff, Max was talking. Rolling my eyes under my sunglasses, I ignored Max talking and continued talking to his staff. "Got that guys?"

"Hey, hold it." Max called out and stopping I turned around to face my boss. Great what does he want know? Can't he just let us do our thing? As I stood there half listening to Max, I let my eyes roam under the sunglasses. As they roamed around the room, I saw a slight movement by the door. I turned my head slightly at Max so I could see the figure better. When my eyes focused on the figure I noticed it was a young girl. Probably about 19 years old. Kind of cute. Probably one of those goodie goodies. Definitely not for me.

"Well isn't it the entertainment staff. Listen wise ass, you've got your own rules. Dance with the daughters. Teach them the mambo, the cha-cha, anything they pay for but that's it. That's where it ends. No funny business, no conversation and keep your hands off."

Max walked off and Rodriquez punched me lightly to get my attention. "It's the same in all these places. Some ass in the woods maybe but no conversation." I smiled slightly until Max turned around.

"Watch it Rodriquez." Max said pointing his finger at us. Oh just go old man. That's when that little runt Penny was seeing spoke up.

"Think you can keep that straight Johnny? What you can and can't lay your hands on?" He said placing things on the table. Rolling my eyes again, I walked over to the table the little runt was setting.

"You just put your pickle on everybody's plate college boy and leave the hard stuff to me." Knocking the napkins off the table, I walked away and noticed the girl smile and back away from the door. My first stop after getting settled into my cabin was to go see Penny. Penny and I had been high school sweethearts and even though things didn't work out between us, she was still a great friend. I didn't know what she saw in that little runt. He couldn't make her happy. But he did so I had to support her. She has always been there for me. And I wasn't going to hurt her. Not like so many other people in her life had. Knocking on her cabin door, I could hear her moving behind the closed door.

"Just a sec." She called out and a second later she flung open the door. "Johnny!" She said with a bright smile on her face. "I am so glad to see you. I have something to tell you. It's not a good thing right now." I waited patiently for her to continue, a million thoughts running through my head. Oh god something is really wrong. Penny has cancer. It has to be. She would have told me sooner if it was something else. "I'm pregnant." She said sitting calmly beside me on the bed. That was not the statement I was ready for.

"Robbie's?" I asked already knowing the answer. Nodding her head yes, she started crying. "Does he know?"

"Not yet. I was going to tell him soon though. But I wanted to tell you first because this is going to be my last summer until after the baby is born. That way you could start training someone to take my place." She said still crying.

"Penny, stop crying. It's okay. No one will be as good as you but Janet is alright. And we'll talk to Max at the end of the summer. But you have to tell Robbie. Soon." I said wrapping my arm around her and hugging her to me. "And no matter what I will always be there for you. I made a promise to you. I will never let anything happen to you." Penny broke down in sobs and I just hugged her and rocked her back and forth. We stayed that way for a while. But even though I was comforting Penny my mind wandered to the girl in the doorway. I wondered what her name was and if she was taken. No. That's a bad idea to think there Johnny. What is Max's number one rule, no fraternizing with the guests. And that's what she is. A guest. She is off limits. But she sure was cute.