"I'm not sorry I did it, but I am very sorry that I have hurt you. Really."Not sorry she did it! My stomach began to roil, but I was able to maintain ...y self-control for the moment. "Not sorry you did it? Not sorry you did it, Claire! And why, after telling me that, would you imagine that I have to believe anything you say? You've been fucking him—how long? For how many years? Sounds to me like you love 'him', not me" I said, feeling very logical, especially in view of the fact that she was not. Dan and Lara had built up a good understanding and despite her tender years helped out around the house, had good grades and deep down Dan was proud of her and also proud of himself for keeping the family together.Lara was a chirpy girl and she had all the mod cons and fashions but Dan realized she was growing up, her skirts became shorter and her tops lower and he had noticed also that she was wearing nicer underwear and he had to accept that she wasn’t his ‘little girl’ anymore. She had. " "Do you want to see Marie?" "I don't know. Not really." She thought a bit. "Frank will know if she is there." "Frank?" "The doorman." "He knows a lot about what happens in that building." "He does." She smiled ruefully. "He owes me a favor. Let's ask him if she is there." Taking my arm, she steered me to Central Park West, to Marie's building. As we came into the lobby, for an instant Frank looked surprised, then the amused look came back over his face. Elizabeth looked up toward the. That had amatching semi-sheer robe. Carefully laying them on the bed, I left theroom hoping that this would be the start of something new.The sound of high heels against the tiled floor outside the living roomalerted me that Nicola was coming. She entered the living room and I hadto whistle!In addition to what I had laid out, she had added a pair of black stayup stockings and a pair of open toed 6 inch platform heels which wereobviously new."I am glad it meets with your approval." she said,.