It happened 15 years ago but she never told me anything about it until now. The day it happened she was going to the city to buy some clothes. She wan...ed to buy a new bra and a summer dress. She went into the store and started to look around. There were almost no customers in the store and the staff were busy talking to each other. It was perfect, she was not so keen on having some staff following her around trying to persuade her to buy something she didn't need. She found the dress she wanted. “Would YOU violate a core belief just because some lawyer told you to? Al Barton sure doesn’t, and if there is one person Steve looks up to since Joyce’s grandfather died, it’s Al Barton. Do you think Jess will ever compromise her core beliefs because some hospital lawyer tells her to? Or will SHE fight it tooth and nail?”“Elyse has a good point,” Dave said. “A very good point. Look at Steve’s mentors and the people he’s hired and who he’s friends with. You all know Jeri’s story at this point.. Finally she sat up and those green eyes stared at me, a huge smile on her face. On her stunningly beautiful face, I noticed, and then immediately tried to ignore that I’d noticed. “Did you miss me?” Alex asked with a hopeful look on her face. “Course I did, kid,” I said, then smiled and tousled her hair like I used to. She’d always liked it when I did that. Now, though, she immediately raised her hand to straighten her mussed hair. “I haven’t seen you in years, you jerk! I’m sixteen, for. I was amazed by what she said. My heart was still racing. I also messaged her that I also came too fast.Then my SIL sent a winking smiley. She asked me did I imagined her while doing it. I was reluctant to say anything. I was scared of what would she say. Then I tried to divert, but she insisted me to tell.Then I said yes and the time just stopped. I was having goosebumps all over my body. My stomach was up in my mouth. I didn’t know how she would react. And when I read her next message, I was.