"You are all so much more powerful than any of us. It makes me feel out of place," she finished."Don't feel bad, Gretchen. You have a fine Talent, and...just need to learn some Magic. You will be able to do many things then," Clare assured the brunet with a hug.Breakfast arrived shortly after that along with Pat and his three women. We had all finished dressing by then. Following a leisurely breakfast, Pat and I went to find our Uncles, while the women discussed clothes, hair styles, and would. When he'd brought Tyler in she was quick to take interestin the "challenge" that Ian had brought her, and equally quick topolitely but firmly banish Ian from the store so he wouldn't beunderfoot while they "worked their magic" on Tyler. He'd found a quietcoffee shop nearby and had attempted to get some work done and checkemail on his phone, but he'd been too nervous to focus, wondering ifhe had done the right thing. Three mocha lattes later, he was wiredand on edge.Now as he entered, Ms. Mercer. "Hope you enjoy yourself tonight and become a regular." James said."Oh I know I will, from what I see already." She laughed. Then we walked off.Barbara said that in a few minutes, the women will be told to go across the hall to prepare for the party, the black men will go into one of the rooms next door, and that the husbands will told be have a seat in one of the straight back chairs in the room. The husbands can leave to go into the video room, move about, or sit on the couches or soft chairs. I just love the babydoll nightie he's wearing and he always wears a lacy yellow bra with thisensemble. I get to look up the nightie and admire the pretty bra. He let'sme wear it sometimes. Actually, it's Miss Robins who lets me fashionJackie's intimates. You see, I'm the woman in our relationship and Jackieis my guy. Hard to understand, isn't it?Miss Robins gets a kick out of watching Jackie and I and our peculiarrelationship. Mother and Miss Robins heard Jackie and I talking about'women's.