I was not in a cheery mood that Monday morning.Six years down the drain - counting the two years of dating before we got married.Fortunately, circumst...nces had only forced me to put on a fake smile twice the whole day, and we’d sold a few vehicles. My reps were in the process of closing up shop to go home when someone unexpected walked in the front door. I did a double-take when I saw her through the smoked glass of my office window.Technically, Laura was my stepdaughter, though I’d never. Roger spent several minutes considering the painting that Mary suggested. He appreciated the colorful depiction of the naked female form, but ultimately said that he didn’t really like the painting.The next artist booth where Mary stopped featured bronze statues ranging from one to two feet in height or length. They generally depicted people engaged in various activities. For example, one sculpture featured two children sitting on a bench reading a book. Another depicted a man riding a. .”“Who?” Interrupted Debbie, “Anna? Who the fuck is Anna?”“I mean ... Like ... Keep me handcuffed like you did with ... Tissues ... Just like Tissues,” I corrected myself resulting in another round of teenage cheering.“Maybe we should let her,” Laia said as they calmed down. “We don’t want her to make a mess.”“Not yet,” said Debbie, “She has to earn the privilege by showing us she’ll behave. Now, Laia, move Duck Dynasty to the other column...”Debbie started barking out orders, which were. .. I could see it in his eyes. He almost thought about it — for a second. But he turned me down, flat. It hurt, Shawna, and I'll keep seeing that as long as I'm here." Hope... This has happened before. When you started the band, when you first moved in. No-one said anything, and we dealt with it and moved on. We've gotten through it. Look, all this shit with Connor, you're... confused. Hell, I'm confused. I know Marcus is."Stay, please. We can sort this out."Hope stood and strode towards the.