Everyone needs you to be safe now.”She looked up at him with eyes ready to flood over at any moment.“‘Because Great-Grandmama might die.’ That...is the thing you and everyone are avoiding saying.”“Yes, we all avoid to say it because none of us want it to happen. La Contessa, she is a realist. She would want you to be safe too. And to be ready for the worst. You should play that disc.”Stavro jerked his head toward a stack of twenty Blu-Ray discs on the table. The one on top had a sticky note. "Now try on the jeans."Taylor was sick stepping into the skinny, slightly stretchy jeans as hepulled them up and fastened them."Yeah, that's not going to work," said Craig, rubbing his chin. "I alsobought the skirt with the ruffles that should hide it, so take off thepants and we'll try that." No way am I wearing a dress," screamed Taylor. "This is already out ofcontrol." You're such a baby," Craig chuckled. "Good thing I did my research, as Iwas worried about this little problem. Just stand. And even there, you and Candace are tied to the apron strings of the rich guy and that is a major drawback to me wanting to be around this place or even you. That said, as you noted earlier, they’ve been leaving me alone, so I don’t have much to gripe about there,” I said. “Hell, it’s been like three months since I’ve seen any of them.”“Yes, but I’ve told you why,” she said. “They’re afraid to come around you. But they are about to. They’ve told me so.”“Why would they be afraid to come around. I've never known her to drink her tea so quickly before, she was obviously eager to find out what I had in store for her.When I walked back in to the living room, she had finished her tea and just sat there looking at me, barely able to contain her excitement, like a little girl waiting to open her presents on Christmas.I walked over to her, took her by the hand."Follow me." I instructed and I led her up to our bedroom. I sat her down onto the bed, then I took my black silk scarf and wrapped it.