’ I was miffed. ‘Having you work for him is a consolation prize compared to breaking us up. And his failure to break us up, so far, is a resoundin... defeat.’ ‘What do you mean by ‘so far’? Is there something you’re not telling me?’ ‘No. It’s something I’ve just told you, but you choose to disregard.’ ‘Oh, so now you know my father better than I do.’ ‘I’m just telling you to be cautious.’ ‘Right.’ But it was not an expression of agreement. Jeff was annoyed. I was angry. I didn’t realize at the. The air was warm and soft. The wind wove its way among the trees and blew gently over our skin. A smell of freshness hovered in the air. The perfect setting seemed to lull me into a state of peace and contentment. I looked over at Valerie and noticed that her eyes were closed. She too must be experiencing that same feeling of satisfaction.I could have stayed in that setting all night. Suddenly, we were startled out of our trance when a young person roared down the street with their music. Kay had said I needed to come clean this Friday, and at the time it seemed like a good idea. Now I wasn't so sure. Hell, I wasn't sure if we were still on for Friday. For our fake date. God, Anna, this practice dummy thing may have been the stupidest idea you've ever come up with.The voice on the intercom snapped me out of my fog and I tried to gather up all the papers my boss needed for his next meeting. Of course, I grabbed them wrong and they dumped out of my hands and all over the. With the door closed behind her, Janet felt like a trapped a****l. She had been invited by Mr. King and he was no where to be seen. Because he had personally invited her so she felt this is what he wanted,Janet was familiar with who the ladies were. They had all been involved with beauty pageants in the state for a number of years. The were older than her by quite a bit. Their husband’s no doubt had married them for their connections and money rather than their looks.“It’s so nice to finally.