(for you non-Catholics it means Lord have mercy)MAGI:The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.MANGER:Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph... wasn't covered by an HMO.(The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough.)PEW:A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.PROCESSION:The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.RECESSIONAL:The ceremonial procession at. .after the arrival..." Alex muttered before suddenly staring atme eye to eye.I could only wonder what was going through her mind at the moment as Inoticed tears form and begin to fall."So...it...it was you. It really was you," she exclaimed- her voice echoingoff the nearby tree line!"Alex?" My Jack asked in confusion."Captain Steinert?" The other Jacki asked. I nodded. "Permission tosync-up with my temporal sister, Cap?"I smiled tensely and timidly nodded my approval. I didn't miss my Ex-O's. ? No. That was crazy talk. I was high. I was uncomfortable, and I needed this drink rather badly. I was about to guzzle it, when I heard Colette murmur, "Slowly, dearie. Ladylike, remember?" That look of confidence and arrogance was still on her face, but I could see in her eyes, Todd wasn't quite so sure about things. "Let's go get some air," she said aloud, and added, whispering, "and then let's get out of here."I wasn't sure what was up, but I wasn't going to argue. I followed. Was she chastising herself for allowing me to kiss her and play with her breast? Was she going to tell me that she couldn’t allow that anymore? Was she just going to cancel our Friday night movie? That scared me the most. I figured if I had her alone with some wine and a romantic movie I could surely convince her to let me take a few liberties. But if she decided not to have our Friday evening get together, all could be lost. I was worried sick by the end of the week.When she told me on.
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