Brooke was turning thirty later this year, and this was a fling of sorts to put her concern of hitting that milestone out of her mind. It was a way of...proving that she was still young, attractive and desirable. They had agreed to let loose and just have fun on this two week trip, and going topless was all part of that plan. John wasn’t going to do anything to change that now. He loved her too much to disappoint her with any constraints. While Brooke and John planned to play hard without. That's a carryover from Senior's time. His answer for everything was to look at the bottom line. Bertie learned that from him. If I hadn't been able to turn a consistently high profit yield over the years, our marriage would have never survived."Dad surprised me by understanding how important his business success had been to the continuation of his marriage. It made me wonder what else he already knew or suspected. He was a very different person from either Mama or me. I was seldom able to. " Mom. "Very well, here he is."He gave me the telephone back. "Yes," I said."I'll see you after school, smartass."Mr. Gattison dismissed me. The nurse's office was right next door to the main office. On impulse, I stepped inside. The nurse was on duty. She had a pleasant face. "May I have two aspirins, please?" Why? Have a headache?" Muscle pain from snow shoveling." When did you last have aspirin?" About eight this morning." How old are you?" Eleven, twelve in February." I'll have to take your. He’d say something, and then wait for her to respond. Why she always seemed to feel like she had to respond was something else she didn’t really understand.“There are complications,” she said.“Not too surprising,” said Terry. “You’re a complicated woman.”“What does that mean?” she asked, her voice querulous.“It means that there are many facets to your personality,” he said. “You’re capable, but not overbearing. You’re intelligent, but don’t throw it in people’s faces. You can be hard as nails,.
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