"She grabbed onto me and hugged me, crying hard. After a few minutes shelooked up and into my eyes looking deep within them. She calmed and said,"Rach...l, no, Rich, I have to tell you this and I don't want to hurt you, butI have to make you realize what you have been ignoring for a long time.Everyone else knows, but you have always been oblivious to how othersperceive you. You just don't care about what they say or think about you!All you have ever cared about was what they thought and how they. A mistake. Beth and the others made more choice comments, much to the Jenny’s embarrassment, and even Olivia started laughing and saying how hard it will be for her Mum to sit down tonight. The banter went on for several minutes and try as she might Charlotte could not make them stop. The moment the Study door opened the chatter did stop. “What is going on out here? How dare you girls.” Mrs. Denver looked very cross, glared at Charlotte and asked, “Who was the main culprit?” Charlotte knew. I opened a cabinet and grabbed a bottle of Patron and another of Stoli’s Vodka. I continued walking and stepped down from the counter onto the back of the couch. From the couch to the table and across to a matching couch to where Greg was standing. Greg reached out and wrapped his arms around my legs and buried his face into my lower stomach and kissed my belly. “I get the feeling that wasn’t a question.” Greg said and placed another kiss on my stomach. Greg picked me up and set off toward. Groaning in defeat and clenching her fist against the sheet, she spun up out the bed in an almost agitated way, her eyes fixated on the skyline outside as she walked over to her balcony and leaned out over the railing at the night. “I can taste it out there.” She whispered to herself and thought *Just waiting for me.* with a renewed anger but determination.For over three months, Lois hadn’t passed the threshold of the apartment. For three months she stayed in her pyjamas and wallowed with pain.