He was certain he lookedridiculous and felt so as well. Mrs. North was pouring some more icearound the water and soda in the washtub when Jamie entere... the kitchen."Oh," she gasped, looking up and stifling a giggle. "It looks likeeverything fits. Were those pantyhose the right size."Jamie nodded and thanked her for the clothing."You can keep the pantyhose by the way. A little gift from me. I don'tsuppose you want to keep the other items. Not quite your style. But you'rewelcome to if you want.. I had to talk to Annette before things went any further. She was pretty positive about us after Saturday but I still had to clear the decks with her. Don't worry, darling. I'd have cleared them in the end. I love you too much not to have."Richard's glass went down on the table with a bang. Deborah saw what was coming and put hers down too. Richard leapt across the sofa and took his face in her hands."Does that mean you'll marry me? Oh Lord, I'm not being very romantic, am I?" Yes, I will and. I think that if I meet this new man that he has become, I can accept the fact that Jason is gone for good. I promise I will try not to blubber too much when I see you, but I may not be able to hold back. I promise that I will not treat you like I did before Jason left me. I have found that I hate that woman more than I can say. She killed my son, and I have to live with that guilt. But then again, she caused me to have a new son, Ron. We might not have the same last name, but he is still my son. He seemed interested inour ideas and passed them on to the label. They seemed to agree withthem."Emily and Ethan looked a little lost at where the discussion had gone,but Dad seemed to be avoiding the Sarah Carerra bit for some reason, so Ifollowed his lead."You've also got an appointment with an image consultant at nine," hestated, bringing a large smile to my face. I'm glad he was well connectedat work. "She's very good and she'll help us get you jazzed up for themeeting." That's so cool,".