I feel a sudden lurch of panic, we're only standing a couple of feet apart and I wonder just how long I've been staring. Lisa reaches over and pulls m... toward her by my tie. She smiles & laughs loudly, the knot in my stomach gives way to grateful relief. She invites her social entourage to pass comment on my crap taste in ties, the others laugh and I relax. She whispers in my ear "I know your type, be careful skivvy, I know the rules". I wonder what exactly she means, and my mind begins to. He hadn’t been in the house since lunch.As it turned out, the girls were ready. Mirriam was too. They had spent all afternoon getting ready too, and the transformation from regular sister, and same old Mamma, to women who wanted to be beautiful for a portrait was almost alarming. The house was full of gorgeous women, in their best dresses, wearing makeup, and with their hair done up.Bobby was ignored, for the most part, once he’d made the introductions, and Christy started scurrying around,. She got out and went inside. I didn’t drive off, not immediately. But then, after a few minutes, I did.I had to think. She was my woman. It was unlikely that if I broke it off with her that I would ever find another. Yes, I had to think and decide, and it was going to be tough doing so. What I was not going to do was be rash in making my decision. Over the next days I would be acting much the same as usual except for the intimacy part. But we’d get along, talk a little about things, but not. After another fifteen minutes crept by, Dr. Fields came out. The adults subconsciously leaned forward. The doctor walked over to Greg and said, "The surgery will probably take another two hours. They have identified the problem and are working to fix it." He said more, but Greg and the others did not hear much past 'identified the problem'.When Dr. Fields asked, "Are there any questions?", they snapped back.Greg asked, "What are her chances?"The doctor had already said it, but he knew that he.