..."Laura was in the lead, hurrying towards them, full of apologies. "Miss de Messembry, Helen, We're so dreadfully sorry, Janet and I,and of course C...ralie. A few last minute hitches. Quite our faultI am afraid. Poor Coralie had an attack of nerves. Poor darling, abit overawed by the occasion I am afraid. I was just helping Janetand ...." Grace de Messembry was all forgiveness. "Dear Laura, Janet, pleasedon't give it a moment's thought. Emma is a real jewel and she hasbeen an absolute marvel. The first time we met i felt her heart irradiate beside me as she sat. we were not alone so we had to keep things low key but the slight hand on my knee and the look of pure innocence from her was enough to let me know she wanted me as much as i wanted her. Those eyes so blue so pure could bring me joy and pain with a simple word that she is afraid to speak. The words that keep me up at night wanting to hear her utter them as that's the way i felt about her. ‘I love you’. A simple phrase as. "thanks" "no prob" i replyed. we were almost to the back door when she started to slip on a patch of ice and went to reach out for somethi g and caught ahold of my hand, i held on and lifted her back up before she could realy hit the ground." thanks im so sorry look i got ur pants wet with the slush, it makes no sence, slush here ice there! i HATE winter!" i quickly let go of her hand. i get embarassed really easily and am very shy. finally we were in school, "later" was the last we spoke until. The animals in the garden nearby slowly turned to face him, and he found himself looking at a statue of a bird in a top hat. It regarded him with cold, lifeless eyes.“Mr. Radley.” Oliver’s voice spoke directly in his ear, but the demon was nowhere to be seen. “This is a ... surprise.”“Yeah, I’m here to talk about my friend and was wondering if we could have a friendly chat?”“That dagger on your belt does not suggest a friendly chat.”“Yeah, well...” Mike touched the hilt with a grin. “From what.