Wellington says it so calmly and matter-of-factly... as if he is asking her to take a letter or file some paperwork. Olivia removes her dress, leaving... her in only her stockings and heels, and lays the garment over the back of her chair, climbing up on the desk as if it was a perfectly natural thing to do. She lays lengthwise on her back with her knees up and her shoes planted on the desktop. The desk was cold at first but the wood top warms to her skin quickly. "Robert, you are the guest here. I want the five prints of the suite to be displayed here in the order from left to right that they appear in my catalog. Not alphabetical order like you put them in your program.”“That won’t do,” he said. “We want the prints displayed next to the oils they represent.”“Exactly what I don’t want,” I said. “Prints should never be displayed next to the oil. The print always pales next to the original.” Thank you, Doc, for drilling that into my head. “The prints are to be displayed along this wall. And thanks." No problem. Chat later."Elaine pressed the end call button, put down the phone and chuckled. "Sorry about that." Ditz," Gary teased."Axe murderer," Elaine replied. They both laughed. "I can't believe I forgot my frigging phone." I'm just glad everything is okay."Their eyes met again. Elaine whispered, "Yeah. Me too."Gary picked up his cup. "Feeling better?" Yes. Thanks for being patient with me." My pleasure."Two simple words. 'My pleasure'. They touched something deep inside. Briana began practicing her martial arts differently, again, trying to incorporate another new found skill into her martial arts techniques. Even Brian was successful in feeling and using his aura. Brian was relieved with, what he considered, his small success.Manuel entered the room Cody and the interns were using for some hand to hand fighting drills with a big smile. It had been nine days since Manuel's question about the next step."Professor Frost," Manuel called. "I just received a.
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