01 of a second of the record for over two months now and we were ready to break that record today!When the shot was fired, I was looking back to see J...mi come off his blocks. He was in the lead headed into the turn, then I lost him. I saw Martine take the baton and I knew it was only seconds until Bo would be yelling for me to GO. I was looking back to see the exchange between Martine and Bo, then Bo was coming at me hard. I started jogging in place - ready to take off when he yelled.Just as he. She gave Maggie a quick hug then grabbed two of the cookie trays from me. ‘Happy Bastille Day! Oh, thank you for bringing these. Ooo, and the cake looks wonderful as well. Let’s put these over here.’ She led us to a buffet table covered in all kinds of unfamiliar looking foods. French, maybe? Most of it was blue, white, and red. I held everything till, control-freak-that-she-is, Cassandra had decided what went were best from an artistic point-of-view. Once my arms were finally empty, she gave. D-Day. Actually, we all 3 friends, Sheila, Pushpa, and I (Rita) were excited with all the planning that had gone into making this day a reality, and all that had happened in between.You must read the earlier parts, to enjoy this story. Did I say three of us were excited? Oh, sorry I missed out on the servant Akash. He was the most excited about the event and honestly speaking, without his contribution to the planning of this event and the preceding occurrences, this story would not have been. After the shower, she made her way to the kitchen, dreading that Jace would be in there. That thought made her steps get heavier and harder to make. For once she wished that he was at the office so she wouldn’t have to face him. All her fears were justified, there he was sitting at the table eating a breakfast of bacon, eggs, and toast with a glass of orange juice. He looked up from his plate and saw her enter. ‘Good morning, love’ he said. Last night seemed to not quell his mood. He said it in.