“Okay,” Lisa said.She was talking, now. By the end of the day, both Béla and Jake wished Lisa would shut up so they get some sleep.Tanya arrived ...ith Frank the next afternoon, missing their son’s visit to the cabin by only a few days. Béla had worked on him, helping him to get over the loss of his kid sister and the incredible guilt he felt about leaving her behind when he’d been asked to come across the country and play doctor to Béla and her unborn child.The afternoon went pleasantly enough.. The truth is, I've been doing this sort of counseling for a long time now and men are mostly the same and very predictable."There was a long pause and an awkward silence until Melissa spoke up, "So what do you think we should do?" Well, if you guys want to be together it's pretty simple. You've got to start by being stronger. If you're comfortable being objectified by Grey for his masturbation habit, you've got to get something concrete out of the relationship too, something equitable that. The worried expression on his face seemed to be asking me if I was okay. Almost imperceptibly I nodded. The Major visibly relaxed and offered me a ghost of a smile before turning back to the staff sergeant. Looking at Sergeant Mendez, to see if he caught the byplay, I saw a look of disgust on his face. Glancing furtively back into the office bay, I hoped like hell none of the other NCO’s had noticed anything. Back in the Dungeon I retreated into work. I had no intention of filing a grievance or. ‘Okay. I’m listening.’ Derek stayed on the floor in front of her, talking for a long time. He told Emma more about her husband’s ‘liaison’ (as Peter had referred to it) with this Marie person. Each word was like a body blow to the poor woman, but as Emma herself pointed out during the conversation, she was no better than Marie. Not only had Peter been sneaking around with Marie for 2 years (all the nights coming home late because of ‘work’), they had been traveling together on all those trips..