My Teddybear grumped and growled for a while, then asked for some magazines.I pulled out my new laptop and started the process of reviewing the CDs Aa...on Aldermann sent. It soon became clear they were victims of their own ambition. The director had put too many things in the scenes. This forced long camera shots, to get everything in the frame. Details were too small and attention was divided. It came out a confusing hash, difficult to follow even in slow motion.It was a familiar issue, but on. It wasnt like she dressed for the students in her classes to ogle at her. A pair of jeans and a t-shirt were all she really needed or had in her closet, except for the one blue dress that she wore on interviews or weddings. Hell, she still had the same pair of grey and purple Vans from when she was in high school. She is on the small side at 53, always known as the chubby girl in her class, with the large hips and bust and a small curve that was her waist, her stomach pudged out slightly then. Her shoulders drooped just slightly, her lower lip curled beneath her teeth, and she made the tiniest sniffling sound before he caved completely.“Of course you’re welcome here,” he grumbled. “C’mon in. Let me grab that case, kid.”I tried not to laugh. Leia’s reaction had been completely genuine. She had no idea that most people would do anything just to see her smile. One glance of her big, innocent eyes could melt even the coldest of hearts. My life was going to be hell the day she figured out. Blowing him off for the surgeon she now saw as the single stupidest move of her life. There still was not the physical attraction that she had always sought for. But for once, the kindness, the gentleness, and the respect loomed as things she wanted and needed. She would call him. Maybe they could pick up where she broke it off.Chelly was startled when a female voice answered at Ryan's phone number. The voice sounded like a teenager. Puzzled, she stuttered out her query. "I... I was t... trying.