Mom fastened a host of buttons on my back while Iadmired the unbelievable quantity of material around my legs.When she was finished, she put a white a...ron over the dress, whichlikewise buttoned in back and then was tied with a gigantic bow.She sat on a chair and took one of my gleaming white legs in her hands.Then she put a shoe on me in the style of a small child. They almostlooked like ballerinas and were also black, however, they had a strapacross the instep and shone brightly.Now came a. ” He pulled her in for a passionate kiss that left them both breathless.Grace gave him a pat on the butt and wiggled her eyebrows at him. “Mmm, let’s finish this after work today,” she suggested.When she left his office and headed downstairs, Mac wondered what he’d done right in his life to deserve a woman like Grace. He shook his head and laughed softly, realizing he’d done nothing that could ever deem him worthy of her. Which, in his eyes, made him even luckier. Chapter Forty-TwoClaudette. There was jabber of voices as we all asked and my Mommy saidit was ok as did the mommy's of the other three girls and Mrs. Smytheinvited the three other Mommy's and my Mommy along too.Mommy got the address from Mrs. Smythe and we were to meet at her houselate afternoon.Miss Gloria drove us home and Miss Candy helped me pack a small suitcase.Mommy and Mother drove us over to Tammy's house. I discovered Tammy andher Mommy lives in a mansion that was almost as big as the one I livedin, her daddy. Just his warm touch and gentle massaging of tigers balm made them feel better. His eyes meet hers while he wraps each wrist. Tenderly and patientlyplacing the ice over her small wrist, and then bandaging each one slowly, making sure it wasn?t wrapped too tightly. Following the instructions of how to wrap a limb on the back of the package. She laid back against the divan, and then he looked at her, intent on reading her thoughts, and realizing that she was too comfortable, she needed to be.