’ Ann nearly dropped the phone. Tears welled in her eyes. She knew what would come next. First the phone call then a military car with an officer an... a Chaplain to console her in her grief. She had waited for this phone call. She had known for some time it would come. She waited expectantly and at the same time feared it would come. But still knowing it would. Oh Jake. My lovely Jake. Ann dropped to a chair, the telephone receiver resting in her lap. Her hands covering her eyes. Silent sobs. There were countless meetings, conferences, physical tours of factories, mines, and many other business ventures. He was never above talking or listening to even the lowest employee. In this aspect, SII was indeed the ‘Good Company’. Those who worked for SII were very loyal to the company, loved working for it, and never had a bad word to say about it.He looked up and his light gray eyes with the famous black ring around the irises that some people called the coldest eyes in the universe,. I’m not mad, and I don’t want to embarrass you. I’m just glad that you are willing to talk to me about it.”I was amazed. I shot a look at her in surprise, and she just smiled at me with a reassuring grin. I didn’t sense it until just now, but she had been holding my hand since she had come to sit next to me. She squeezed my hand and I squeezed back.“Thank-you,” I said. I was extremely grateful to say the least.“Look,” she continued, “if you want to talk about this I will listen. You have a. I left the lace gloves on my hands. It was funny Icould almost ignore the dress and stockings, even the pantyhose, if Ididn't move, but I always saw the delicate lace gloves on my hands andthey made me feel more girly than everything else. Until I moved, theneverything sent powerful feelings through me. Much more so when Nicolewas watching me without talking.I made us hot chocolate. We drank it by the fire. There was only onechair close to the fire, she was sitting in it, so I knelt beside.