As we chatted I subtly took in Steven. I knew he was 23, four years older than Sharon. He was tall, slim, with neat dark hair, twinkling brown eyes, a...d a handsome, quite delicate face. I thought my daughter had done well for herself this time. Lunch went well, and afterwards the other three sank into the three-piece suite while I started running water for the washing up, my hints to George about an automatic dishwasher having been ignored for another year. I’d just turned on a tape of some of. There was a ribbon detailcriss-crossing the length of each glove, and both ends were finished inlace trim. They felt incredibly sexy, and looked very elegant,particularly with my red fingernails at the end.I walked downstairs, trying to descend the stairs as gracefully as Icould in the boots. Roger must have heard me coming, and came to meet mein the hallway. "You look stunning, Jessie" he told me, as he put an armaround my waist. "Very, very sexy... I could eat you up, I really could!But. "He gave me a questioning look, "It's okay. What did you guys have to settle?"I straightened one leg, letting the drops of water run off of into the pool, making little ripples everywhere. "I don't even know what it was specifically." I do."My questioning look asked for an answer."It's all about Ben," he didn't look exactly happy about that. "You were with him, and you feel like she completely replaced you." That's not..." It is Sophie, I know. You were upset about that, and just had to get to. But he was not popular, he was not good with people nor girls. Stephanie was popular, one of the cool k**s, always has been. Very good looking, head cheerleader, everybody knew her. Stephanie and Brian had been neighbors and friends since pre school. Brian was always there for Stephanie when she needed some body. And Steph used Brian when she needed him but ignored him at school as he was not at the same social level as she. Allie was married and in her mid forties. She could not have c***dren,.