Fred mentioned “Well that is a surprise”Helena replied “Sort of, I did pick up he was not well when we first met. I did not know he was Mrs R pe...sonal contact but it does explain why he made Claire a Junior Partner over a few others who were wanting the role. The plus side is Claire will be our permanent solicitor over here.”The following evening Helena and Fred went down stairs at 6.50 and entered the board room. They met the wives of the full and junior partners finally. They all stood. " She sung to herself in jest, remembering the words to the John Prine song. My God when did I hang out a sign for advice and a good ear for the lovelorn." She wondered.She quickly erased all thoughts and locked her eyes to the screens before her on her desk and mounted on the wall, checking news, quotes, and activity. She liked reading the all activity chart because it fed her mind with unlikely probabilities. It had become her sort of "specialty" because of her quick mind and rapid deduction.. His head was turned slightly toward Lisa, and she took in his handsome face and beautiful male body. His eyes were bloodshot from his tears, and the look on his strikingly handsome face was a mixture of hurt and fear.His back was arched against the pillow he had propped behind himself and his lean and taut torso curved downward toward the mattress. Lisa noted the finely shaped and toned muscles of his abdomen, and as her eyes took in his mid section, smooth and flat leading to his flaccid but. “Just give it some time, Steve. Do this for me, please?”“Yes, Sweetheart,” I said.Bethany gave me a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek.“I really do love you,” she said as she slipped into the house.On Saturday morning I answered some letters. The number and frequency of letters had dropped and I was only regularly hearing from Karin, Sofia, Pia, and Tina Hoff. I’d get occasional letters from others, including Tatyana, my Russian friend. She was still in Leningrad because her dad was currently in.