Most of these men had been in Jeevelian service for many seasons and the stories about the Demons had taken on a life of their own becoming a "truth" ...hat was more real to them than the actual truth could ever be.Jarrah was treated as the member of the royal family she was. Makro also since she was still a princess and their lord's consort to boot, the fact that she was salidin-bound notwithstanding. Lavender would have been respected for her prowess as a warrior even aside from the fact she. She didn't need to get in the middle of this personal dispute between Ray and me.I never told her exactly what my problem with Ray was. The only person I told is Vera; she was still my only confidante. It wasn't only Ray's fault. I agreed to let it happen. I'm sure if we both had it to do all over again both of us would have put a stop to it. Too bad we can't live life's mistakes over.Vera and I talked and talked about the situation. We agreed that I should give Ray a call. I honestly didn't. We sat down in the armchairs and I asked her “So what do you do exactly?” and she said “Well, at the center I help women talk about and resolve whatever problems they have, like depression, anxiety, stress. But as a private practitioner I'm a sexologist” and I said “Oh, ok”.Then after a while I said “So... what do you do?” and she laughed and said “It's therapy, sweetie. So I talk and ask questions mostly” and I said “Oh, ok. Cool.”Then she put her coffee cup on the table and said “Come with. The drawback is that it's very time consuming. It takes five hours to prepare and you can't just stick it in the oven and forget it. There are things you have to do to it in those five hours. It's more work than a turkey.After I started dinner I went up and took a shower. I laid out a nice outfit to put on just before Brad and our guest arrive. I considered going for slutty. But I have a sense that Mr. Morris prefers sweet and innocent.I really want to please him. How can I not? He's a sweet.