You understand all those big, scary legal terms. Besides, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have to help me navigate all that bureaucratic mumbo-...umbo than you.’ I laughed, totally charmed. ‘The thing is,’ Adam leaned forward, his handsome face composed into a very earnest expression. ‘My criminal record means that without a pardon I may be restricted from leaving the country. And if I can’t leave the country, I can’t take Lilly to Paris for our honeymoon.’ I sat stunned. ‘Honeymoon?’ I. Which means that if a guy is looking for a trophy wife to settle down with on a farm in the back of nowhere, he’s got the wrong girl. Woman. Well, whatever. On with our tale. I’m relatively new in town. I’ve been living in this city for just over two years. The first year I was here, I was too caught up in recovering from the most major and most disastrous relationship of my life. Believe me when I say that I shocked myself by having absolutely no interest in men at all for quite some time. I’m. I thought abouthow my legs felt, especially above my stocking tops. I looked downat my legs, cased in their black nylon. This time I saw otherpeople and made myself walk by as naturally as I could andfound that no one said anything. The further I went, and the morepeople I saw, the more I relaxed and enjoyed the walk.Over the next weeks I went out on occasions and never had anyproblems. So I decided in the Easter holidays to try it duringthe day.I thought very carefully about what to wear. I. If it hadn’t been for Melody, I’d have been tempted to make a move on some of them. Of course, that’s the kind of thing that would probably get me kicked out of the class and possibly the gym. After class, I took my time packing up, but Mary stayed away. Instead, Belinda came to talk to me again.“You’re doing really well for the poses,” she said quietly. “Unfortunately, you’re disrupting the class. Can you tone it down?”“Sure,” I said lightly. “I’m going to put a look on my face like I’m not.