It was hard to tell if I was gaining ground. Despite acting as my own house’s representative for two weeks, I hadn’t received any formal invites f...om any of the other nobles, and that worried me. “Lady Straltaira.” Ternias’s cool voice beckoned me. I looked up from my papers. “My lord?”“You were rather rude to Catherine today.” “She didn’t do herself any favors. What do you want?” “To talk.” “Until you start saying words like ‘peace’ and ‘armistice,’ we have nothing to talk about.” He leaned on. It was V necked which meant she showed off her cleavage, no high necked blouse this time. The dress was at least 6 inches above the knee showing off her tanned legs and shapely calfs. Her shoes were red; I wondered if any of Helene’s influence was showing and if she had matching underwear. The heels were higher than she wore for work, probably four inches which made her nice and tall.Her hair looked very soft, and I couldn’t wait to run my hands through it. She smelled great and her make up. 'It was a wonderful meal although the size of the check gave me quite a start. Depending on how much the bra and panties had cost, I was getting awfully close to the credit limit on my Visa.'No worries, hon, ' Ann said as she signed the slip. 'I'll make sure you end up the night in the black. Besides, we have one more stop before we're ready.'I climbed into my ten-year-old Tercel and ended up in a seedy neighborhood I had never seen before. We found a parking spot in front of a store whose. I didn't think about it for a while... but I've always known it. I want him to love me again like he loved me before and I'll do anything to get him back." That's not going to happen," Lydia said sharply."What?" Honey, you're not the same person he married. He was in love with the woman he married... he's not in love with who you are now. He doesn't even know who you are."You took the innocence right out of your marriage and made it something dirty and ugly. Steve's an angry man right now....