.. she was going to find out that it didn't pay to ridicule Jamey Halo... or accept his love lightly. Shelly Granger could tell her, couldn't she... i...f she could still talk. He laughed aloud, hardly aware momentarily, that Nadine was beside him."What're you laughing at? Me?" Nadine questioned, twisting around in her seat and folding her legs up beneath her so that she was facing him."What... ? Oh... no, I was Just thinking of the expression on that Thompson kid's face, Baby," he replied, his. No one needs handouts Mrs. Thorton. Handouts get tossed in the trash. I'm offering my hand to you in friendship, nothing more." But Mr. Johnson said you were going to give me money to pay off my bills?"Shaking her head, "What I'm going to offer is a way for you to have a bit of breathing space in order to get your bills paid off. Sadly, I don't have the ability to save your house. I wish I did but that was something that your husband lost, not you. Had my father been the way I wish he were,. However, in the meantime, here's the scoop. Everett Addison, the guy they picked to be the marketing VP figured Alexis would get it. So, he signed up with a search firm. They found him a good position and he felt honor bound to take it. Alexis is now the VP Marketing."Brooks burst out laughing. "My God, will that ever make her day. She takes off to play with the kids and gets a promotion in absentia."Denise laughed, "You would not believe today. This place is a zoo. The president is going crazy. My face instantly softened up when I saw that it was Bryan. "Drea, I can't let you leave without getting your number". I told him to use it with purpose. We shared a laugh and I didn't hear from Bryan until the following weekend. I found out that Bryan was from LA and was visiting my part of Cali for the weekend. We talked quite frequently and he turned out to be such a gentle man.The first time we had the conversation that would change his world and mines was late night, he asked me, "What are.