The truth is that most people don’t like looking at pictures of themselves.Misty was no different. She’d been told she was beautiful, and talented... She’d been told that by people in her family, whom she wanted to believe, and by people in the music industry, whom she almost always disbelieved. If she’d been able to articulate how she felt about herself, she’d have said something like “I guess I look okay, and I love to sing.” She still couldn’t believe that almost half a million people had. “Er ... I dunno, they just are. Then you have thirteen different ranks, those are the little numbers on the cards. The higher the number, the more value it has. There are also Jacks, Kings, Queens, and Aces. Those are the highest ranks. Ace is the highest, then King, then Queen, then Jack.”“But the Queen should be the highest rank,” Holly protested, cocking her head at him.“If it was based on Betelgeusian hives, yeah, but it’s based on the human feudal system. There are also Jokers, but don’t. The cast of characters that come and go throughout the story has grown tremendously as well, which may prove to be a challenge to some readers, but is absolutely necessary. I feel that I'm on the verge of completing this work and believe strongly that this revised first chapter must be posted before "Wayward Wife's Punishment" comes to its conclusion. My name is Jon Ellison. I was born and raised in the great heartland of America by my natural parents who are deeply religious and. But still sexy in that open blouse and sitting cross legged on the bed against the wall with her bikini bottoms on. I smirked in my mind.“…Won’t you miss me?..”“Of course I’ll miss you…” a little taken aback. She looked at me differently, eyes a little wider, a hint of a smile. She had caught me staring at her crotch. I really would miss her.“Look.” I said, recomposing myself, suppressing the butterflies that alighted in my stomach..