Sie sagte: „Wir müssen schneller und besser werden. Wir sind jetzt an einem Punkt angekommen, wo die Firma dringend reorganisiert werden muss.“Ve...ena ist Rechtsanwältin und war damals meine beste Freundin. Ich kenne Verena seit meiner Zeit in der Waldorfschule. Sie beriet uns in juristischen Angelegenheiten, und ich habe ihr vertraut, was ein großer Fehler war. Aber das erzähle ich noch.Franz kannte von einem Seminar einen Unternehmensberater und war von dem total begeistert. „Wir brauchen. ‘Izzy, I need to talk to you,’ he finally managed brusquely. Izzy blinked once and snapped the book shut. ‘That sounds a bit ominous?’ she said cautiously. Daniel looked at her quickly as he sat down facing her. She really was turning into a cheeky young woman. He thought with a touch of fondness, of the timid little girl perched on the edge of his sofa, trying her best to be invisible… She grinned at him displaying that dimple, and he buried that other Izzy as a thing who would never come. She heard him come back in, close the door; put something on the night stand. He turned on some music, soft, like a stream running over rocks. The tune was vaguely familiar, something she recalled from years ago. He must have lit a scented oil burner, because she could now smell a rich scent — sandalwood, something similar. She kept her eyes closed, and her other senses were heightened. She felt the movement on the bed as he knelt astride her legs, and his breath warm on her shoulders.She felt. Then I saw it. The ultimate dress. I think I screamed. It was so outrageous. It was cut with a formal bodice and shaped to curve with the body with a slight flare at the feet. What made it so special was the print. It was navy blue drawings of lions, tigers, giraffes and more. It was a navy safari that had big blue rhinestones up the bodice. Like a little k** I said mom if this dress doesn’t fit I won’t go to prom.‘she was like it will fit but damn are your tits going to hang out. You can’t.