But you also have shown restraint, humility, and most of all, you have shown yourself to be the voice of the people of Skyrim.”“The minor detail t...at you managed to wed Elisif while also recognizing that there is a battle between Daedric Lords being fought through proxies here on Tamriel is simply more proof of your worthiness.” He gestured towards Serana. “None of the threads foresaw that even devout followers of Molag Bal would instead become your followers. Or for that matter, that you would. The waiting was torture, which of course was why Tom was putting her through this. Every sound was amplified in the quiet neighborhood. In the distance, maybe a house or two down, she heard a car door slam. A few seconds later, the phone rang. She reached one had over, and brought the phone to her ear, maintaining her position. Hello? she answered Did you follow my instructions, Elizabeth? Tom asked, cutting to the chase. Yes, sir. Good. Put me on speaker phone, he ordered, and she. So too did a great big hug from Mum, and the gift of two of Mrs Johnson’s best 2lb pork pies together with a small jar of Colman’s ready made mustard; with a pot of tea they made a great celebration supper when we finally finished work that night!Julie and I also celebrated privately once we got to bed; she insisted on doing all the work “to reward you”, and although I pretended to protest, I did enjoy just lying back and letting her flow all over me! We even managed a sneaky bit of early. ”“Fine. Drinks are on me,” I shouted as she made her way to the exercise bench.Over a period of time, Bella and I became good friends again. We would meet three times a week in the gym and work out, then head to the bar, which was a few minutes away and chat for some time. It didn’t take long for her to confess that she had a crush on me back then.“Bel! Why didn’t you tell me about this?” I asked with a note of surprise in my voice.“I didn’t want to ruin what we had between us. Anyways, I had.