At first, it was okay. The path was quite smooth, the scenery pretty and to his relief, he could keep up with her without a problem. Following her, be...ng just behind her, had its perks too, he realized, because now he could look at her without feeling self-conscious. Her body in motion was a work of art. She was so feminine, yet also incredibly fit and strong. Like before on the tennis court she reminded him of a cat. The bounce in her step, the way she seemed to almost dance over loose stones. About 45 minutes later, while I was reading the paper, Jennifer came bounding down the stairs with Lou following much more sedately. Jake jumped up and ran over to Jennifer. She told him to sit, which he did, and that she'd be right back. I shot a look at Lou."I told her she could go with us when we went to the studio. That's where we were going, right?"I thought about that for a moment. "That wasn't on my agenda today," I said. "I wasn't going there until tomorrow. What's going on?" I'm not. "I'll hang up your dress while you unlace."Beth glanced at Sandy to make sure he wasn't having trouble with the lacesbefore she opened the door of the walk-in closet. Sandy's head was down,curls draped down the back of his head, as he fumbled with the bow at thetop of his corset.On one side, the closet was filled with pageant and dance gear: gowns,petticoats, shoes, crowns, and three wig heads with curled hairpiecespinned on: a cascade, a mini-fall, and a two foot long fall. Beth made amental. We needed to be there at three. She decided she wanted an attorney there, who was a friend next door.We left Morton at 1:30 and landed at Lancaster Airport at 2:15. We six girls, Jason and Jeanna made the flight. The paperwork for the CD's needed to be signed and witnessed by a bank officer. Marcy did a quick audit on the MAAR site there then we took two cars to the Koons' house.There was cautious talk; none of us wanted to upset Linda or the children who were there. The attorney friend was in.