Whoever will marry her may claim the throne for himself and his children, and there are still many followers, secret and open, who will hold Alana for...the rightful heir to the throne."I already said that I considered Elbar a friend. We had discussed this problem in private, and in private we had reached a conclusion that would have satisfied both sides. Unfortunately, old Botho did not see the wisdom behind our agreement and this set off the uprising."A resolution can still be reached, though.. If shit happens, it happens."C.J. handed him the beer and plopped down next to him on the couch. "Have you spoken to Jen-Jen yet?" Yeah, about an hour ago at the library. No luck there either."She giggled and asked, "Did she tell you about her married boyfriend?" Yeah, she did. Then she invited me over for dinner and some TV. I'm afraid I had to turn her down. I don't enjoy being played with like a yo-yo." Good for you! I told her she was being a class-A bitch for the way she treated you. Of. "I came to say I was sorry."Heidi snorted. "Well thanks, that means a lot," she said sarcastically, and moved to unlock her car door. Jake was beside her in an instant, blocking her from getting in her car."Get out of my way." Heidi," his voice sounded like a plea, but he didn't move."What are you going to do?" her voice was venomous, "Force me to a motel?" I said I was sorry," he accused, as though by saying those two little words everything was okay and she should just forgive him."You've. " She felt a pang of loneliness for the first time in weeks.Tony was sitting in the living room, and she walked in and told him about the note. Tony smiled, and told her, "She's going to make the right man proud, some day. She's a little doll. So is Althea. I think she and her boyfriend are getting serious. He asked her to marry him, and she said yes. HIS Mom is a lawyer. They went in together to make the company like it is now. Two builders, a realtor, and a lawyer. They got ALL the bases.