When I told her I'd spent most of the day ringing Helene McGregory's bell, my little sister said she was happy I was getting out and about again."I ne...d you to be the old you, Ben. It's too much work trying to heal you all by myself," Brooke pouted before smiling and then tackling me. I made it up to her by doing most the work that night.On Monday, Adrienne treated me as invisible, per usual. But I barely noticed. As opposed to the previous week, I simply went along my daily routine without. ? ??????????? This having gone on for thefirst month during her Friday night session an invitation was extended fordinner there next Saturday night at a nearby expensive seafood restaurant aboutforty miles from Ancilla house.? Theinvitation came with specific instruction on her dress for this meeting . she was to wear a dress that she had purchasedduring her shopping spree this dress accented her body in all the rights curvesand angle under this she was wearing a corset in black made of lace,. " "I have not had a fight with my wife: The fight has not begun yet!!" Joe Carson smiled, "Most wives settle for their henpecked husbands to sleep on the sofa." "I did not sleep on any sofa!" "That's obvious! She threw you out of the house? Where'd you sleep to get so dirty? I would have thought you at least had enough sense to sleep in the barn." "Mr. Carson!!" "Joe!!" Mrs. Bradley intervened. "Mr. Douglas is a guest!" "Is he paying?" he asked, sitting forward in his rocker. "No." "Then, he's. . no, I was Just thinking of the expression on that Thompson kid's face, Baby," he replied, his smile returning quickly. He looked at her for a long moment. "Hey, you're a real living doll, you know that? No wonder the kid's flip. You drool sex, Baby... actually drool it."He might have said she was the most beautiful girl in the world, just as he did in her dreams, and she wouldn't have felt anymore elated. Nadine sensed her cheeks flushing pleasantly. God, if she was close enough she probably.