But something had happened when he had seen her eyes. She had seen so lost and confused, bringing out his protective streak. He didn’t want to hurt ...er, he thought to himself, no, if anything I need to protect her from what Amanda is capable of when jealous. ‘Hi,’ a soft voice brought him out of his thoughts. She was wearing her hair in a towel, a pair of his boxers and a sweatshirt. She should not be allowed to look sexy like that. ‘Hey, you feeling warmer? I have a pair of sweatpants…’ ‘I’m. The young man had blushed at Joe's comments and spent a lot of time with both of them showing them other jewelry. Joe ended up buying earrings and a necklace for her. She knew the jeweler would not have made another copy of the original work, nor would Joe have asked him.She wanted to smother Joe with a kiss barrage to wake him so she could thank him again, but he was sleeping so soundly she decided to let him wake at his own pace, and if he woke before she left, GOOD!She got up and switched. She might think of me, she worried, as a slut, and a whore. She didn't want to hurt her daughter. As mother and daughter, they had always been close. They were amazingly open and honest with each other; something many mothers and daughters failed to be. Cindy had been careful so far (or so she had hoped) to be very 'discrete' about her relationship with Willis. He had been a good neighbor; occasionally checking in on her mother to see if he could help her with anything needed doing. Though the. ”“Wait, wait,” she said, waving her hands. “When you told Emma to call, she was compelled to do so?”I nodded and then I looked at Linda. “I don’t like it, but obviously it proves my status.”“So, because of this change in status, these guys can’t arrest you?”I nodded. “Exactly. House Leaders are expected to take care of their own Stirpi, should they do anything wrong. When Emma was to be punished for her crimes against me and everyone else involved in her scheme, I had to decide what punishments.