Yes, much better. Just then, the sound of Jennifer's mother's voice came from below, where Jennifer's phone had come to rest between Susie's feet. The...room fell silent as we all looked down. Simultaneously, we all put our fingers to our lips and mouthed "Sshhhhhh!" After what seemed like an eternity listening to Anna's worried voice repeating "Jennifer, hello" a few times, I reached down to pick the phone up and handed it to her. "Mom, I'm so sorry! Susie and I were playing around and I dropped. " Lorelie lifted from her kneeled position and padded from the study. She felt the eyes of Sloan following her, but she didn't look.Lorelie was a simple woman. In all her years of education, music lessons, parties and social events, all she really wanted was to please. To serve. Make someone feel pleasure. Her upbringing was devoid of much emotion. Father constantly subjected Lorelie and her younger sister to rigorous lectures on upholding the Bettancourt name, to not embarrass the family at. When the album finished, I stood and took Kimiko in my arms so we could exchange our usual three soft kisses.“Thank you for taking me on a date,” she said.“You’re welcome. Thank you for accepting a date. See you in the morning for breakfast and studying?”“If that’s what you wish.”“I think given what happened today, it’s best.”She smiled, kissed me, and left my room. I did my evening prayers, then climbed into bed and tossed and turned, thinking about Angie and Kimiko, until I finally fell. They all knew she loved to go to the movies just to get frightened. But she knew it was all Hollywood magic. The only time she had really been terrified was her unintended introduction to the club via the haunted house; except now."This is not the way into a woman's panties, Grant," she called out into the mist.The blonde could still hear the rustling in the corn, growing nearer.Unconsciously, Brandy had been backing away from the noises, one small step at a time until she felt her back.