He worried about her. Living in London through the Blitz was dangerous. Thousands had died. He’d had messmates who had learnt that their family, be ...t mum and dad or wife and children, had been obliterated by the nightly bombing. London, Coventry, Bristol, Plymouth and many, many more, they had all suffered the devastation of modern warfare. And then there was her. She probably had a proper man by now. London was crawling with young men in uniform. She’d be an officer’s lady, he thought and. ..imagine, just weeks earlier she had been a disfigured man.She giggled. No one would recognize her now! She pinned up her hair,and climbed into the shower.It didn't take long for the warm water to start to loosen up hercramped muscles. She slowly rolled her neck in circles, stretching itout. She was about to work on her shoulders when she felt a familiarpair of hands begin to massage them. She whirled around, losing herbalance on the slippery surface of the bathtub. Strong arms steadiedher,. He knew that they would attempt to coerce her into supporting them. He intended for her to use the portion of the estate that he left her as the working capital for rebuilding the family fortune. By isolating her from the family, he believed she would evolve into a formidable woman that would lead her life as she felt it should be led. He felt that as a formidable woman, Sandy would be free to use her financial abilities if the family wasn’t interfering. This is where his plan gets complicated,. His cancer had taken a turn for the worse and they said he could go at any time. Clarice had told Beth that she and Brenda were welcome to come down and say their goodbyes. I found that to be very gracious of them.I made a couple of calls and we were booked to fly out the following morning. We had everything packed and ready to go as we had an early flight out. I arranged for a limo and the next morning the three of us were driving to our destination in a rental.Beth called back and she worked.