’ He felt her indecision as she bit her bottom lip. He couldn’t keep the smile from breaking across his face as she said, ‘I’ll have to let my...friend’s know.’ She shook her head, ‘I’m thirty years old and can’t believe I’m doing this!’ He knew the drop off was coming and wrapped his arms around her tightly, ‘We’ll stay with our friends for a few more hours, but I want you all to myself after that.’ She turned her head towards him and said, ‘OK.’ He kissed her full lips briefly and asked, ‘Ready. Chad reached over and took my hand, rubbing his thumb over its back in soothing circles. I cleared my throat, having calmed down a little, and said, ‘There were a lot of things that held sentimental value to me. I designed the whole house myself, it’s what I do for a living, but it was the first real interior designing I had ever done myself. This picture,’ I looked down at it and smiled, ‘was the most important thing of all. The man in the picture, my brother Ken, was killed last year, in a. Up to that point she has always been just my sister - a distant younger sibling, female as well. In a Clan family, a woman, even a family member, was worth only what she could be sold for.To be truthful, I had no idea how to handle this situation. I couldn't take fathers actions and advice - look how fucked up we had all become because of him!"She stays." Mother's face became pale and her shoulders slumped in defeat and fear. While Linda's brightened up and she blinked her eyes and thrust out. ” “Whatever you say.” “Good,” Fran said with enthusiasm, “get that suit off.” “You take it off. Then I’ll take yours off. Deal?” “Deal,” she said as they both stood. Fran pulled on the front of Hank’s suit and found the string that kept it from sliding to his ankles when he dove in the water. She hunted for one of the loose ends and pulled out the knot. Kneeling in front of him, she put her thumbs in the waistband of the suit and began pulling the suit down. To her surprise, that was all he had.