I’ll escort you. Get your books.”I grabbed my book back and walked with Mistress out of the class, “Just keep your head down as we walk and kee... your thoughts on all that just happened and the hurdles you have overcome. Don’t talk to anyone.”The girls rushed around me but Mistress silenced them and kept me walking. I replayed the events of last class in my mind, trying to pinpoint the exact moment when I felt the shift. I felt like a walking zombie, I worried I was going insane.When I had. .................................................................Later that night as they went to bed. Andrea told Jim about Harriet's visit. But not the kiss. She told him about Harriet's suggestion that she may be able to solve their problems with more land. Jim was all ears. He was very interested to hear anything about their statuesque neighbour.He asked, “What do you honestly think of her?”Her reply was very guarded. “I think she's very nice. Very friendly and loves her family.”Jim said “I. Destiny finally fulfilled for us both? Then it happened. I can’t tell you to this day how it started, who started it, why, when or where, but we got into a fight about something little and it blew up real big. Real big. Nothing physical or anything like that — we would never hit the other — but lots of yelling, cussing, screaming, flying accusations, skeletons in our closets, history — everything came out at once. I walked away to try to defuse the tension and for a mental break, and when I. If she shows up on that stage in a t-shirt, we are through."The guys kept quiet and drank their beer. We were waiting to see what would happen next. Howard talked to one of the servers and was told there would be fifteen women in the contest and it was just about to start. We looked up and we saw Joy, Terri and Jen all come out smiling. They all had on very thin white t-shirt and no bras. I could already see the outline of Jen's breasts.Everyone in the lounge was cheering. I felt like I was.