He’s not a confrontational man and he always looks for ways to smooth things out when things get emotional. He’s the peacemaker and the cool head....Unless he gets pushed too hard on something he thinks is important. Then he gets stubborn. And once he’s dug in over something, it’s practically impossible to shift him.I guess we must have woken up his stubborn streak because instead of brokering a peace between us and Estelle, he laid down the law and told her to live with it or leave. He must’ve. Karen could feel his desire pressed against where only a thin layer of denim separated his flesh from hers. She could also sense his hesitation to act on it. Such odd behavior from an obviously aroused male only added to her confusion.“Do you not desire me?” she asked.Logan’s soft laughter tickled against her neck and sent shivers racing down her spine. “Yes. Very much,” he whispered in a throaty voice. “It’s just that ... without Beauty here, it feels odd. Like I am being disloyal to her.”He. She'd left two-hundred in the account and another two-hundred in savings. Everything else was gone: CDs, cash, even the safe deposit box was empty, all my important documents, passport gone. I closed the accounts. I headed back to the motel with $460 in my wallet. I spent another night and hit the road. I decided to just disappear. As I strode along the street downtown, I wondered what she'd be thinking as I made no effort to contact her or return home. I wondered if she'd feel any guilt about. V-P emphasised I should project myself as a respectable pillar of society when appearing before the court ... first impressions are the more important, and the twelve pairs of eyes of a jury would take in my bearing, and then make decisions regarding my character from how I stood, spoke, and dressed.I wore one of my bespoke suits from Reading, matched with an Austin Reed made to measure shirt; and acting on V-P's orders I wore a Greenjacket regimental tie, with the ribbon which denoted a.