His face plainly showed the confusion running through his mind. He was lost. “My pet, you look lost. You don’t understand what just happened. Unde...stand that Julia and Adam are my subs and my friends. Julia has other facets to her life, as does Adam, as well as you. Don’t worry, love. In time, it will be clear to you,” the Lady explained. Jared sat in his chair, feeling a whirlwind of emotions. He was battling something inside himself. Why was he so fearful? With a slight tremble in his hands,. That was as much the frustrated bride-to-be could learn.To the surprise of many people, Tammy had actually helped with the wedding preparations. It turned out she had a deft hand at sewing and an excellent sense of style. She had criticised Debora’s sewing efforts. Debora had spat that she would like to see her do better.Tammy huffed, sat down, pulled out Debora’s seam and deftly redid it. She then looked at Debora and said as she threw her hands open in a why gesture, “Why are you hand sewing. “You did such a good job straightening up the back room when you started. Always on time. Never complained.” She paused, looked over her shoulder, and added, “Easy on the eyes.”Liam chuckled. “I’ll be sure to stop by whenever I’m back home.”“You’d better,” Mel said. She reached into the safe, counted out some cash, and then stood. She walked around her desk again, and held out the money with a flourish.He instantly noticed that there was one more hundred dollar bill than he was expecting as he. I wasn't sure if it was my physique or my checkbook she was more interested in. I don't usually hold a grudge, especially from high school, but shallow is shallow and I could see right through her.Babs, on the other hand, had always been a friend. As I said, even though she was two years ahead of me in school, she was always friendly and never 'too good' for anyone. To her infinite credit, she treated everyone the same way -- great. It's probably how she ended up married to the loser she got.