As the man continued to fall in love with this person, he realized that her complexity reminded him of a book. Not just any dime-store novel, that one...could read in a night and then discard, but a rich, fully-developed epic, far more engaging than anything that he had ever read before, and he was considerably well-read. She was the kind of book that at times he could not put down for days on end, and at other times he needed to tear himself away to contemplate and digest what he had read before. Rachel wasn’t used to her mother calling and asking to speak to Sandra instead of her, or asking to go shopping or other venues with Sandra. They both needed a period of adjustment to get used to their new situation. Sandra, Rachel and their mother were having breakfast one morning, a week later. Keith was running behind schedule Sandra said, he wouldn’t be joining them. Sandra then suggested that the three of them should go out shopping. She knew that Rachel would refuse; she had some. ”Jada took a deep breath, feeling unexpectedly pleased with this revelation. “I am. huh? Can I ask? Are you a virgin?”He nodded. “I’ve have dated, and gotten a bit sexy with ... Well, nothing like our first night together.”“Have you ever gotten serious with a girl? About marriage I mean.”Mark paused for a moment and idly kicked some sand off the cobblestones with his foot. He decided to be completely honest. “There was one. We dated a lot in high school. I thought maybe we would marry one day.. If I could have Li and Gracie together that might be different. But that was not going to happen any time soon. So I worked.At 2:10 Monday morning I got an email message: “My Prince,” followed by a code word. It meant my paternal grandfather, the Patron, had a use for my services. To be clear, serving him was my primary responsibility, the gang was a hobby and the law firm was recreation. At least, that was the Patron’s view.It would not wait since it seemed I was going to kill a friend. It.