She nodded. “I know.”“I’m suppose to tell you.”She nodded and looked worried.“Would you stand please,” I said calmly, “and take off al...l your clothes.”Her eyes widened, but she stood and turned her back to me.“No, no,” I said rather coldly. “Modesty will not do. And do it gracefully, if you please, with style.”She made a face, turned sideways, working on her fancy bodice with its many bows, puffy sleeves, gobs of lace and ribbons galore. When she finally shrugged out of it and discarded two. Within minutes, the two of them dominated most of Becky’s attention, along with another chatter whom Adam guessed was a regular. Almost as quickly, Adam decided he liked the unknown third chatter – who used the handle Danbruluv – because he got a kick out of the guy’s sense of humor. He and Danbru talked quite a bit, but always kept Becky in the conversation as well.“Well, it’s time for me to go to nude,” Becky typed. She then repeated it aloud and added, “Just to prove something to. . nowhere in them was his usual playfulness. They had seen pain. Lessa could respect that."What is it."Kine stepped up next to her, hand moving to the back of the chair next to her head. She looked up, defiant. His glance seemed to go down to her now larger breasts, or at least the necklace and lockets hanging between them, shaking his head as his eyes came back up to meet hers."It's over, Lessa."Those three words ... confused Lessa. They had meaning, yes. But, not one she immediately could. On the journey home they held hands and canoodled in their first classseats. They behaved unashamedly like young lovers.Sarah was waiting for them when they got home and helped Mila unpackwhile Peter went straight to his office to catch up on work."Good vacation?" Sarah asked."Wonderful," Mila grinned."Your first holiday together since you arrived," Sarah commented."I'd know that look anywhere Mila... was it a second honeymoon orsomething?" Sarah grinned conspiratorially."Yeah... it was.