"Jamie felt the tears begin to well up in her eyes and she franticallydabbed at them with a tissue.Patti said, "Jamie we all chipped in and bought you... something as atoken of our regret and we hope that you feel able to accept it."She handed Jamie a small box and when Jamie opened it she found adelicate necklace with a heart pendant. Jamie was unable to stopcrying but this time it was with joy."Thank you all," she sniffed, "This is a beautiful necklace and I amgoing to love wearing it."Patti. ’ ‘I’ll be your personal chef like always. Maybe that will do?’ she said playfully. *** MY MOTHER IN MY ARMS *** Saturday night. It was the first time in a month that my mother and I had dinner together. After some talking and late night television, we both went to bed. She was going to sl**p in the master bedroom, and I was going to stay in the guest room. ‘Let me know if you need anything,’ she said, standing in the doorway wearing her nightgown. ‘You’re making me feel like I’m in a hotel,’ I. I was incredibly confused in particular as she whispered, "it's time for dessert" into my ear. She brought me back to my knees and I was wondering what she could possibly mean. The apartment wasn't big and the door hadn't opened so there couldn't possibly be a man here. I heard them all changing clothes and giggling as they got ready I assumed to take advantage of me. The sound of heels clicked on the floor and I felt the cool touch of mistress Anna's strap on at my mouth. "Suck it." She. ‘I love you, Aria. I love you more than you’ll ever know,’ I said. She smirked. ‘What’s with the speech?’ she laughed. ‘It’s not a speech. Speeches are mostly there to convince another person of something you believe. I’m stating the hard facts. I love you with my entire heart. I can’t picture my life without you. I don’t even want to think about it.’ She smiled. ‘I’m not going anywhere.’ Aria gets off work at 8 PM. I sat with dinner on the table, waiting. I looked at my phone and it read 9:14..