”“I see,” Liala said.“Of course, I spent most of my time with Elizabeth and Catherine,” Bianca said. “I fear that, when I was a child, I h...d a very large opinion of myself. I did not make a proper impression upon Catherine and Rina – Lady Elena. Life at the Burbridge manor was far different than at my grandfather’s estate. I was not accustomed to dealing with ... servants, I suppose. I could not understand why Lord Burbridge – and Jonathan and Elizabeth – treated the servants with such kinship.. There were a lot of people at this party, as there usually are at her parties. Some were her neighbors, some were girls who work at the shop, and friends of ours. All in all, maybe one hundred people were there. Debbie's oldest daughter, Krista, came with her boyfriend, and some of their friends. Krista is twenty three years old, and her and Deb have always gotten along very well. They're very much alike, Krista's kind of wild, like her mom. Krista and I get along well too. There were also a. "They didn't have anything free at seven except for banquet rooms, so I've reserved one for you. You can invite up to 8 other friends or family, in addition to the wife and kids. Its on Obsidian Research."Way to go Ginny! I do love my wife's style!We dropped Porter, as he now insisted we call him at his home in Bernal Heights. We refused to come in and meet the family, telling him we would meet them at a later date. We had to promise him it would happen before he would let us go."Well, we have. "Bran, your sister is a potty-mouth," Bill complained to his brother-in-law."I gave up any claim of control over her when she married you," Bran protested. "Not that I had any before. She's your problem, now." Okay ... Okay," Caleb said, laughing at Collette's scowl, and Bill and Bran's antics.Caleb's laughter stilled after a moment, and his face turned serious as he considered how to explain this to JJ's parents. He had thought about this moment, and was no closer to a solution than he was the.