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During the drive, I’d noticed thatuess they take the Olympus part of Olyet out of the limo
"You could say that," Joe slurs They’re the first words he’s said directly toUtah
Marta unlocks the front door and then ushers us inside a grand entryway, the likes of which I have seen only in the le-screen cinema on Main Street Whitestaircases that fill the foyer, which is big enough alone to hold alow A crystal chandelier drips fro Little rainbows from the prisms reflect onto the tall white walls
"Wow," I say
"This place is smaller than Joe’s homes in Malibu and Paris, but it’ll do for now," Marta says "Real estate in the area is hard to corunts He drops his leather jacket on the white marble floor and then disappears into one of the roo
"Never mind him Joe always needs a little alone time after we travel," Marta says She checks her watch "I have a few minutes to spare, if you would like a tour?"
I nod
Marta explains, as we tour the house, that the first floor of the ing is thequarters, with the kitchen, family room, a movie theatre--which includes what she claims will be a "fully operational concessions stand" once the house is completely unpacked and stocked--a "playrooa parties
She also infor of the first floor is her private living area, with its own set a tour of that The second floor of the ing holds Joe’s master bedroom--a master bathroom that could put any spa to shame--a private rehearsal studio that see Joe has been here for only a week, and a private office that looks like it’s never been touched
It strikesis here White walls, white marble columns and floors, white furniture, white carpet in the bedroo taller than I alobs of white paint With the aalow back in Ellis, we’d never owned anything remotely white Because it wouldn’t have stayed white for very long
"Does Joe have, like, a staff of thirty people to keep this place clean and running?"
"Your father employs a full live-in staff at his two other homes, but besides myself, Joe has insisted that he doesn’t want any other live-ins here A cleaning staff will co in his personal chef fro is not in my job description I don’t suppose you kno?"