The four left just before ten after I accepted Mike and Anita into my new Pack as my Betas. With Vicki, that left me one person short of the minimum number for recognition. Larry said he had some ideas for that.

In the meantime, they had to return home and pack up. I needed my Betas to stay at the house, which was fine with them since they were renting a small apartment. My home was sprawling walkout rambler; the main floor had the kitchen, living room, master bedroom, and two smaller bedrooms. I was using one of them as my office, the other was a guest room. They chose...