It would be about the same amount of time. Think back to your marriage. There must have been some incident that made you accept the fact that love was...gone. Use that for a date that you were free to look for some happiness. I would accept that date.”“It is entirely different. Actually there is much more stigma attached to a wife who kills her husband than for just getting a divorce, even a messy one.”“Angie, it was justified!”“I know, but I don’t see how I can marry you even as much as I love. Once, twice, Alana started to speak, but she stopped both times. Then she tried a third time."Things have changed. Months ago, I would have felt hurt at your suggestion. I was the Noble Alana, and I would have regarded Anais as inferior." She held up her hand to quell any protest. "As I said, that was months ago. I have gone through many experiences since then, bad ones, good ones, and very good ones." Here, Alana smiled and blushed. "I'm not the same woman anymore. A few months ago, I would. I grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer. I was about to grab his groin when Master said, “Baby girl, there’s something I wanted to talk to you about.” He was still smiling with sleepy good humor so I knew I wasn’t in trouble. “What is it, Daddy?” “I checked our transaction records online before dinner and I saw you went to the salon.” “Oh yeah, I still had some money left over from my allowance so I thought I’d get my hair dyed and straightened, as well as a Brazilian. I didn’t over spend,. From below, two hands lifted a slinky material around his legs,encasing them in a black hobble skirt. Carl was jarred slightly when the conveyor stopped, and when helooked up, he saw three pairs of hands holding three different jackets, eachone black. One was a small Bolero type that merely would sheath his armsand shoulders. The middle one was well cut to his new proportions, with anice collar and waist strap. The last one was almost long enough to be atrench coat, with two slits on the sides.