She now eagerly showed off her belly, lifting up her shirt and baring it to anyone. Once she even took my hand and placed it against the underside to ...eel the baby kicking within. I could not help notice that she guiding my hand that my fingertips brushed the topmost fringe of her pubic hair. In a position where she was standing very close to me I could feel the warm breath against my neck. I looked into her eyes and saw an entirely new emotion that I was not sure was sincere or was a figment. “You’re not wrong. Not even slightly. We can talk more about it over supper, though. How about we order some pizza? I’m sure that we’re all a little beat right now and I’d rather save my strength for sex. Wouldn’t you?” Maryam urged them, to general accord on that front.Maryam went ahead and ordered the pizza, while Cassidy, Tammy, and Tara started prying details about Damien’s past from him, with various degrees of success, until, that was Maryam returned to the living room and joined the. Dad pointed to a group of people, and then steered me toward them. Inoticed that Max was among them. Max was my marketing agent with therecord company, and I knew that he would be involved in all of the artdecisions surrounding my album."Sarah!" Max greeted me as we approached. We shook hands, and then heturned toward the group to start the introductions."Sarah, this is Jay Eon, your creative director for today," he saidwhile pointing toward a short man who looked very athletic. I wouldn'tbe. ” started Tina.“Look, I parlayed a loan into enough to do the job, and that is all I’m going to say, and I do want the two of you to continue to say nothing to anyone about that. Just know that it was all legal, and my business, not yours or anyone else’s, okay,” I said.“Dad, you are so frustrating at times!” said Tina.“Tina, Ronald, I do not want people coming at me wanting me to make them a ton of money. I don’t actually hate money, but I really don’t care about it the way most people.