But as she applied her makeup and Ashley brushed her hair, she couldn’t help but wonder how that would change Joe’s relationship with her, or more...so, Jill. Ashley read the thought on Jasmine’s face. ‘Oh, Sweetheart, I may be claiming him as my boyfriend, but I’m not gonna take him away from you, Jill, or the others. That would be so unfair to y’all for me to come in and suddenly bar him from any contact with any of you.’ Just then, Joe mumbled a ‘good morning’ and closed their side of the. Despite support from his family and friends, Ty felt himself sliding into a chasm that seemed bottomless. With a loud sigh, he looked again at the families scurrying about happily, enjoying the light layer of snow. The scene reminded him of Christmas for the first time all season. ‘Shit!’ he screamed suddenly, as his eyes moved back to the road in front of him. Traffic had come to a sudden stop and there was no time to react. Tyler slammed on the brakes and turned the wheel hard to the left in. " Like a girl?" Claire said."Do not interrupt me again young lady or I'll show you the truemeaning of what an instant and long term grounding really means!" Hiseyes turned back to me, no longer bright with anger. They had turnedhard. "And you! Standing there like that! I never thought that youwould give up your maleness! Never! Not in a million years! Just lookat yourself!" His tone of voice changed, but the eyes stayed the same."Sara. That's what you're calling yourself now isn't it?. He was standing at the trunk going through some of his things. I stood next to him as we exchanged greetings and he kissed me on the cheek. His lips felt so soft against my skin and a shiver came over me. Ward looked at me and said, “What’s up?” I told him I had been thinking a lot about what he said the other night. He looked at me and said he was glad. I told him that the thought of commitment scared me, but I was willing to try if he meant what he said. Ward promised he meant every word..