A million emotions crossed between the two in that brief exchange. ‘What are you doing here, Jonesy. Shouldn’t you be helping out with the transit...ion?’ ‘No, Paul, I’m done. I just had to get away.’ ‘You look like crap, son. What’s going on back there?’ ‘Uh, look Paul, I’m in a helluva hurry. Can I call you soon? Where will you be in a couple of days?’ Carpenter made to pull away, but Thomas gripped him by the upper arm with surprising strength and held him in place. ‘Did you just come in on. The result was I clung on to Lucy's arm feeling like Iwas going to go bang with either fear or arousal.I felt so sure people would burst out laughing the moment they saw us butnone of the guests we passed batted an eyelid beyond a curious 'who arethey' look or two. The three flights of stairs did little to calm me andI froze when we reached the doors to reception. I could feel Lucy tensingwhen we beheld the busy foyer full of period dressed guests. Reminiscentof leaving the bedroom Lucy took a. "You better be sweet to me, Honey. It looks like I have options."He grinned and told me, "You better make sure the guy can pay the house mortgage."I was relieved at that, since Ryan can get jealous at times, but tonight he wasn't feeling threatened. Perhaps he knew me well enough by now to know that I was his alone.As we talked and chatted through the salad and main course, I continued to lean forward, making sure Ryan could see down my top. Every time I heard the waiter come by I straightened,. DR Kline, phonecall at the nurse's station. "Well," said Dr. Kline "I'll answer that while you two straightenthings out." "We'll be just fine here." Said Phyllis. "Michelle and I need tohave a long talk anyway. It's been a long time since we had a trueMother/Daughter heart-to-heart.' Her mother 'dismissed' him with anover-exaggerated imperial wave and smile. "Off with you then, so thatwe can have some privacy."While mother and daughter chatted in the room, plans were beinginitiated.At The.