‘No… I really had no idea.’ ‘You know, he couldn’t have. He’s wanted you to know for a long time and now, he needs you to know…’ Agnes...�� voice wavered and then disappeared. ‘He asked me to speak with you. He thought that you… I’m sorry, I can’t do this. You’re going to have to speak with him about it. All I’ll say is that… ah, forget I ever said anything.’ Bethany didn’t know why she said the next thing but once it was out, there was to no taking it back. It had to be fatigue or worry or. “We wanted to see if Dwayne could make you cry when the wall wasn’t there.”Sheila laughed and said, “But Dwayne isn’t here. Ginny is. But, of course, Dwayne’s hairbrush is here.”“So what are you suggesting?” I asked. I felt kind of silly still lying naked across Ginny’s lap, but she was holding me in place so I just stayed there.“Let’s think of it as preventative maintenance,” Ginny said, also laughing. “With proper regular preventive maintenance you might not need a tune up for a long, long. She gave me an affectionate but chaste kiss on the cheek and drove off in her Celica. I went back in to the lightly populated dining room. Becky spent a lot of time, talking and standing close while she refilled my drink and coffee. NOW it was obvious, I guess I WAS that dense. This would be a theme throughout my life. I would miss a lot of opportunities, not seeing the signs unless a friend hit me in the back of the head or the girl would flat come out and say what she wanted plainly. I was. That meant he would be free to choose his other wives."Anais," he began softly. "Almost two years ago, I asked if I could call upon you. You said that nothing could come from that, seeing who and what we were. Since then, the old order of things has been overthrown. Would you still answer the same?"Anais' eyes were brimming over as she shook her head. Suddenly, Macro felt certain. He looked at Thesia. With a smile, she nodded, cupping Anais' hand with hers. Macro then looked at Alana. It would.