Showtime.Alaina stepped through the still-opened doorway, pretending to ignore him and the blonde woman who looked to be a little over half her real a...e. “Mr. White,” she said, holding out her hand with a courteous smile. “So nice of you to make time to see us.”A sour look passed across Bill White’s face for an instant before he raised his hand to grasp hers in a firm handshake. “Alaina, was it?” Not a single strand of his perfectly-parted hair slipped out of place either as he peered down at. She looked like she was about to explode but must have caught herself before she did.“My asshole soon-to-be ex-boyfriend has taken my car and returned it with no gas. It was over half-full yesterday afternoon. Now it’s out! On top of that, he stole $50 from my wallet! That’s the last straw! He’s history!”Jesse was tempted to chuckle at her anger and frustration, but managed to refrain from making her even angrier.“I can take you to a gas station and bring you back. There’s bound to be an open. She visited with her new husband once but we only got to talk in whispers when he was in the other room. She no longer had anything amorous to say and was happy to be controlled. It’s what she needed.Those who avoided divorce by evading exposure or threw their lover under the bus for a husband who forgave them, renewed wedding vows. Some gained weight, dressed slovenly and risked losing their husband while faithful. Others kept trim, attractively adorned themselves and continued the battle of. Beyond the reception area, through a bulletproof frosted glass door, there was a long hallway. Before, we’d had an open office area. I knew from discussion with Alison and the contractor doing the work that all of the normal interior wall panels had been replaced with ones covered with one of our stronger coatings. No bombs or bullets would shred our walls again. The colors were lighter than they had been. Jeryl and I checked out our adjoining offices separated by a shared restroom and a small.