”“Where would you like me to start, Hetaera Superior?”“Near the beginning. Your first meeting with members of Opus Dei at that house on Avenue... Road. What’s the place called?“Lancemore, Hetaera Superior.”“Yes. That’s it. I’d like to hear more about it. Tell me everything.”Lancemore was no different from any of the other houses lining Avenue Road. The neighbouring homes, all valued well into the millions of dollars, were occupied by doctors, lawyers, brokers and other professionals. A beautiful. He was educated, articulate, and intelligent. He was a health nut, too, careful of what he ate, rarely consuming alcohol. She knew he left the apartment late at night to run for exercise. She’d heard him.For the past fourteen days she’d grown comfortable with him. And, jeez, when he smiled! When he smiled, her chest felt tight. She liked him, a lot. Actually, she admitted to herself, she had a small crush on him. He was kinda dashing and mysterious and ruggedly cute.Callie studied his face, his. “Why do you get to decide what I do, Chad?”“Okay, let’s back up a moment here,” Karenna said. “How did this subject come up?”“Well, my due date is getting closer, and I asked Chad whether we should take the baby to daycare or hire someone to come into our home. I told him that I wanted to have someone come to us. Then he flipped out,” Reina explained.Karenna looked at Chad. “Why did you flip out?”“Well, I agreed that I didn’t want to take the baby anywhere. But we can’t have someone come into. . Wait, did they have make-up sex already?"Hey," Sandra said."Hi," Emily replied."I'm sorry," Sandra and Richard both blurted out at once."Is everything cool?" Emily asked."Yeah," Sandra said, smiling warmly. "But how are you?"Emily eyed them for a moment. "Just glad to see you two talking normally to each other." I know. We don't want to do that again," Richard said."I know it must be weird to be in the middle," Sandra said.Emily shrugged. "I guess I felt more like I was on the outside, not so.