Rebecca was glad that he was still supporting her, she doubted if her own legs would hold her. Finally he slipped her from his shoulders, holding her ...s he lowered her. She clung to him, her face buried in his neck, the tremors still vibrating through her body.Jack felt her trembling, sobbing with emotion. He held her tight as she clung to him, so many mixed emotions going through his brain, questioning whether this had been in his mind for all those years, had there always been a secret. A nice severance package, outplacement; we could get Jim Sweeney to get him a job at his former oil company down the street." He may even thank us when it's all done," Crossman mused. "He'll fall on his sword for the Company and come out looking golden, too. We'll call it the 'Golden Sword'." Thank us?" Frank shot back. "We say, 'Aaron, we're trashing your reputation. Here's some money—now go away'." C'mon Frank, you're not on the team here," Alvin said.Frank didn't answer. He saw the two men. She had one hand on the microscope as she looked into his eyes.“I’m Vincent, what’s your name?” he asked, leaning against the lab table. Jessica looked at his arms and noticed a tattoo of an eagle and how tight the tee shirt was on his chest. “I’m Jessica,” she answered. She wanted to tell him to move away but didn’t. “We keep looking at each other,” he said. “Yes.” Jessica said. “I was watching you work. I’m not used to someone in the lab late at night.”“I liked the way we looked at each. "I'm so worried that you will leave me," she cried, as the guilt of herencounter the previous evening invaded her mind."Honey, I'm not going to leave you," he said as he tilted her head backand gave her a kiss.Brenda threw her arms around Mario's neck and pulled him into a lover'sembrace."I love you so much," she said when there lips parted."I love you too," he said.Mario kissed Brenda goodnight when he knew she would be okay to be byherself.Brenda went to bed and wondered why God had been so.