I reached up andgave Alastair a kiss on the check and a big affectionate hug making a bigshow of it for Emma"Yes, everything is wonderful," I said, ju...t loud enough for Emma tohear. "I think I'm ready to try on the showstopper, darling."Jena knew what I was doing and her shoulders started to quiver, the tearsnow streaming down her face as she tried to keep her professionalism.Alastair had missed the opening act and so had a confused smile on hisface."Ok..." he said, looking between the two of. She knew that you shouldn't always get what you wanted. she knew that the risk wasn't necessarily worth the reward and that all involved parties should have an equal amount of things at stake. She was right, of course, but in hubby's mind, that didn't mean the options were closed... it just meant he had to be selective. as it just so happened, he found the perfect candidate. he'd talked to this individual numerous times, made sure that all was in the clear on who was in charge and how far. He had to do his makeup and his hair and he needed my helpzipping up his dress... lots of things were different." Was he letting himself go, or making sure his appearance was perfect?" Making sure he looked perfect, but that's because he didn't want tostick out." Or - maybe he wanted to blend in and look nice for you so you'd beproud of him."Stevie contemplated this. "So what are you saying?" I'm saying that Gerry knows that you love him and you love him becauseyou guys are soulmates who shared. As Sebastian's first day at the company ended, Sebastian said goodbyeto his temporary coworkers and headed back into the parking lot. As hecaught a glimpse of his wife's car parked in her spot at the buildingnext door, he thought, 'I'd better start dinner when I get home.'Sebastian got into his car and changed back into his flats before hebegan the drive home. Sebastian moved slowly with traffic until hereached his exit. He then took the various back roads he new to avoidthe local traffic.