"Mother chose that moment to come out and tell us lunch was ready. Shame stared at her a moment and said to father, "You just hired yourself a hand." ... was delighted.After lunch, Shame pushed his chair back and stood up. "Where you going Shame?" asked ma."Ma'am, a man's got to earn his keep when he gets fine meals like yours."Soon after Shame left, we heard the sounds of an axe striking wood. Father got up from the table and walked outside. We all followed. Shame was behind the barn swinging an. "Janet did nottell me about you dear. She tried to keep that from me and that was aterrible thing to do." You know about............?" Yes my dear, I know that you were not born a female. And I know how itwas done. Janet made a terrible mistake lying to me. Had she beenhonest, you would have been spared all of this, all of this."Elizabetta failed to mention what exactly Willie would have been spared. She would be dead by now had Janet been honest with her.Willie's anger had vanished and was. After the meal, Dave and Jennifer drove to his Uncle Alan's house. Alan had already heard about the engagement and was very happy for his nephew. Dave thanked him again for all his help and support; then he pulled out the envelope he had tucked in his pocket. Alan looked at him quizzically before he opened it. Dave explained that he could not have gotten through all his difficult decisions about hockey and golf without Alan and that Alan would receive four more annual checks for about the same. ”I moved around the table and sat next to Danielle. She was wearing a beige skirt suit that made her look even more pale than usual. She smiled brightly at me and took my hand after I sat down. Lust and bliss flushed through me like the wash of fresh, warm water. Danielle hummed her reaction in my ear.“Now, I understand you two are a couple, but we can’t have you acting like this during the meeting,” Terri said. “The last thing we want is to cause further problems.”Danielle frowned and let go.