“It’s Strange how life appears to go in stages” decided Karen Taylor, while alighting from her BMW SUV. Getting married at an early age had been... great, as had the sex and those special fun bdsm parties they’d attended and also held, while living in the large house they’d mortgaged themselves to the hilt to buy.The very same house Karen had been admiring while sitting in her car for a couple of minutes, as she very often did. For Karen never ceased getting a kick out of enjoying the view of the. She and Jean hugged and kissed on cheeks.Lacy said she was peeling shrimp in the kitchen, and invited her to come in there so the ladies could talk.Jean said she would help.Glen and I heard them chattering in the kitchen. Glen said " I wanted you and Fay to meet her, if you two like her I would like to take her to the lake sometime".I reminded Glen of our sleeping arraignments at the lake, and that Lacy's reputation was at stake if Jean had a loose mouth.Glen said " Yeah, but so is her's".I. ‘Who said anything about a threat? When Hollywood went to glorified capguns instead of real guns with blanks, Mitch may have had all of the guns shipped to his personal collection. They’re all live, and he makes some of his own rounds. That’s why the local ATF is parked in front of his door every hour of every day. And, for the record, his son is the agent in charge of the local ATF office.’ He gave her a smile that clearly said, So there. Edward leaned forward, hoping to be let out of this. Anne was loyal to Renae and had been from the start. It wasn't about another woman. It was about not wanting Renae. And perhaps that was even worse, because there was no outside force on which to place the blame. For her part, Renae still found Anne ridiculously attractive. She was shorter than Renae and slight. She was a bundle of energy who moved around Renae in a swirl of nurturing. Renae loved her short, white hair and her easy smile. The laugh lines around her eyes were beautiful and Renae.