The faceless figure spoke again, voice deep and velvety with a Southern twang. He outstretched his hand and gestured toward the ground beside me, as h...s other hand reached up to remove his hat. Soft white light cascaded over his features as the eclipse from his hat lifted.Oh shit... it was Morgan Bryant! The Morgan Bryant – my absolute favourite country music artist I had specifically flown all the way from Australia to see. “Mind if I sit?” All I could do was nod... then panic as I realised. " Yes, I realise that now, it was confirmed this morning, when I woke-upI felt so alive, as if I had discovered myself, been born again. Itisn't going to make a difference to us is it?"He smiled, a gentle, warm understanding smile, "Only if I keep findinglipstick and mascara brushes on the chart table and handbags hanging onthe helm." It's one of the drawbacks of sharing a ship with a woman, and I don'twant to be nagged when I hang a washing line between the cargo derrickswith my lingerie. ..oh my god. It was all in the newspaper, but, of course, they left a lot out of the newspaper, because there were plenty of well known and famous people who came to her stucco house in Eagle Rock for "lessons." I didn't know about any of this until todayI I'll say she gave lessons. For the past year, all she had given me were voice lessons, and she was very good, too, she was the best voice teacher...but she was really a bitch, I hate to say that about anyone, particularly someone who taught. " She pulled out a pen and a piece of paper. "Here ismy address, email and phone number. Please use it. I want us tobe friends as well as related. I'm going to have to tell mom.she'll be very happy." Here's mine," said Simone.As she wrote she forced a smile. Roseanne noticed that it wasforced."Well, goodbye for now," said a cherry Roseanne."Goodbye," said Simone. She didn't sound happy."By for now," Said Steve."When Roseanne was out of sight Simone let him have it, "FIANCEE?Where do you have.