Things were fine for a couple of months, and then CC started spending more and more time at the studio. The big fly in the ointment showed up about si... months after she started to work in her new studio. It came in the form of a male model that was hired for of all things, one of my romance book covers.Jerrod Clousen was 6’ 3” tall, and a Fabio wannabe. He was good looking and knew it. He also had enough ego for an entire Chippendale Dance troupe.At the barbecue, I heard CC and Jane talking. "We all stood up and disentangled. We then separated into twolines, the seniors in one, we transformees in the other, andfaced each other. Denise then said, "Welcome to your new lives,Class Of 2007. Each of you was selected because of magicpotential and personality. You are now part of a secret societyof magic-users. We work in secret to make things better foreveryone."You now share a bond with each other. There are two of you fromeach high-school in town. You will be taught to use spells. ”“You’re welcome.”“Where should I start?”I smiled. “Many people have an opinion and most are different. Anywhere works. Many people including me recommend starting with Mark in the New Testament. It’s the shortest of the Gospels. The four Gospels tell the story of Jesus with different emphases. Mark is a good first stop. After that, I recommend Philippians. It’s a short one but Paul, who wrote it, talks of Christian life.”She nodded. “Steve, what is Sunday school. You mentioned that when you. Roy came back and said the limo would be here in thirty minutes. Susan also confirmed we had reservations in an hour."John," Sally said, "do you always get things done like this?" Not always. Sometimes plans just don't come together the way I want them."Sally asked me to take a walk with her. When we were out of hearing range she said, "Thanks for getting Harry out of the room. I thought he was going to start crying again." I just wanted to talk to him alone for a minute. I wanted to ask for.