‘This is insane! Jessica worked for YOU during the majority of all of your pregnancies!’ Claire exclaimed. ‘Yeah, and she nearly miscarried with...Kylie and had a stillborn!’ Cal shouted. Jessica sighed and Danny reached for her hand and squeezed it gently. Jessica looked at Danny and saw her pain in his eyes. ‘Don’t make this about me, Cal Hawkins,’ Jessica warned, her voice quiet, but steady. ‘The near miscarriage had nothing to do with her working for you. It had everything to do with me. Good, that will keep you trying. Still, a little encouragement wouldn't hurt.* "Well, I did helpher preserve a leaf today. We ironed it into waxed paper so shecould put it in her journal." She did," Darla breathed, hope brightening her eyes. *I did say a LITTLE encouragement, you rogue.* "Yes, of course,"Marie replied with careful nonchalance. "Jane has told her torecord her thoughts about her time here, and she said it would bea good example of the pretty fall colors." "Oh," Darla sighed, the. Would you care to help us knock of a bottle of champagne?" he enquired of the young couple."What, the real stuff?" Sam asked sceptically."Of course. You take them back to our table, Jill, while I see what they've got behind the bar."Sam's eyes opened wide when he saw the bottle of Bollinger that Dave was carrying in an ice bucket with four flute glasses. Dave sat down between Jill and Gail, with Sam opposite and poured them all a drink. He proposed a toast saying "cheers, here's hoping I have. He insists that I always wear sheer nylon stockings either as hold ups orwith suspenders. I also keep my toenails painted bright red on my ownvolition but I know he would make me do them if I didn't.So I sit to draw up the stockings up my long hairless legs making surethat the top stretches to the top of my thigh. I stand up in the heelshe's chosen and then attach the suspenders to the stocking tops. Then Iquickly put on my cream silky coloured blouse easily now despite thebuttons all fastening.