She was carrying her jacket over her arm as she approached. She had a cute, petite, sexy appearance that I envied. I hoped I looked as good as she did...when I was her age. I could see why Robert was so taken by this woman; hell, I was a bit taken with her myself. I fought a slight twinge of jealousy as I watched my fiancé's face light up when he saw her. Robert picked her up as he hugged her, spinning her small frame around. The affection between the two was obvious and real. I thought to. Lucky the damage wasn't great but it has taken me some time to get it back to what it was"."If you had notified me I could have helped with any repairs. I'm not unskilled in doing maintenance", he said with a smile."I ... I didn't because I wasn't sure of your reaction for it has been many months since I broke off our arrangement". He smiled and as the coffee was finished got up and asked. "What are you doing now?" I came by bus so I will return by one". Whether it was the tone of her voice or. "Jackie, I'm truly sorry about what has happened between Ellen and you. I guess I've never made any secret of the fact that I thought you were unsuitable for my daughter. And still do, come to that. I find you blameless in this particular instance however. Ellen places too high a premium on having children. I had five, and it was no picnic, believe me. Children bring joy, but they also occasion great sorrow. I lost a child, I think you know about that? Ellen places herself above other people,. Shehad no idea. The years of stripping, escorting, and the mental abuse andconditioning by James, which she'd never told anyone about. After doingwhat she'd done to Eric, she would be blamed if anything came up aboutJames."I didn't think about what could've happened to him. I'm so sorry, I'mso stupid." You did a stupid thing," Beth said. "You'll be paying for it, butyou're not stupid, Jessica. You had the best grades in your class whenyou were with me, and they got back on track when you were.