To answer her question I said that she looked stunning, but asked her whether she didn't think it was inappropriate. 'I agree it would be if you were...my father tonight,' Sara began, with the hint of a smile playing on her lips, and a smouldering look in her brown eyes. 'But we've already agreed that tonight you are my boyfriend, so it's not inappropriate at all.' Sara then asked if I'd phoned her Mom yet. I shook my head and said that it would be better if I left. Once again this was a cue. ?Donna?s mind was racing through her options. ?Can I refuse? I don?t think so. And it is something Robert, or any man should like, having a willing wife after weeks away...? She looked up the stairs, where she heard Robert still unpacking. ?Well, here we go again? she thought, as she mustered up all her courage, and walked up the stairs.Five minutes later a tearful Donna was downstairs again. Robert had refused her again, and she never felt so degraded, and mainly angry with herself. How could. "Anyway, look at all the opportunity you have to meet these people. Right at the grassroots, so to speak. Maybe when we get back, you'll be appointed to head the local embassy staff, since you know the local language and everything." My dear girl, that is not the way that the government works. The diplomatic corps is a completely different branch of our governmental structure," he continued pontifically. "Knowledge of the local language and customs is not a prerequisite for holding such an. Judith gave a condescending nod and walked out of the room."I didn't come here to go into that, anyway," Jarrod quickly changed the subject as Judith left. "It's time for the monthly review of the finances," Jarrod announced. "The by-laws say that another board member has to perform a review each month with the Treasurer. I was doing it with Howard Jones, but he's visiting his brother in North Carolina.Ethan agreed, and they bent over the ledgers. Ethan pointed out deposits and vouchers and.