It’s been a long time since Dad died.”“What do you think of Frej?” Lara asked me.“Frej? He’s really cool. I like him.”“Me too,” Lara...agreed.“And obviously our parents do too,” I added.“Well, I guess we’ll see what happens. What are you doing awake, if you got in after midnight?” Lara asked me.“Heather’s coming in a little while to get me. I’m going to pack up my stuff so I’m ready.”“Oh, cool. What are you two going to do today?”“We’re going to go out to eat tonight; other than that I’m not sure. She had to obey him and do whatever he commanded.The following afternoon, Marie went alone to the hotel where Hiroshi was living. She and Jane had arranged that they would meet there as Jane had class and she told her mother that she would go straight after her last class finished.Marie did not know whether to be relieved or nervous because she did not know how she would feel about entering the room where she had faced such humiliation recently. As she walked through the entrance to the hotel,. “Look,” Jim told her, taking her shoulders in his hands. “Why don’t you go put on something nice and I’ll take you out to a fancy dinner?” Macy’s eyes widened in surprise and her dark blue eyes sparkled the littlest bit the way they did when she was happy. “Really? Just you and me?”“Just you and me, kitten. Go get ready, we’ll leave in about 45 minutes.”Macy ran down the hall and opened her closet. She was really pleased that her and her dad were going out alone together. They rarely did. I liked that color.The scent of jasmine wafted from Emma, and her mother was wearing gardenia perfume. The odors did not conflict. I found them slightly arousing, as a matter of fact. It was odd, but quite often, around Emma, I would become erect. It could be embarrassing. Especially if Erica noticed. But she would think it was for her. And it was. After all, I adored my wife.As we waited to be served dinner Erica took two wrapped items from her large purse. One was the locket I had bought for.