He believes that poor men can’t do anything about it. He looked so worried and helpless about not being able to protect you, that it broke my heart.... You don’t get that kind of look if you don’t love someone.”“If he loves me so much, why didn’t he tell me that he loves me?”“I asked myself that a thousand times last night. Then I realized he just doesn’t say those kinds of things. He’s told me he loves me four times at most since we were married, and I know he loves me. Jack isn’t comfortable. I don’t have a problem with it. In fact, I think it’s good. Now that she’s away from that stupid High School cheerleader/football player clique, maybe she’ll find a nice guy who can curl her toes for her.”“What will you do? Visit Bethany more often?”“That’s a good question, actually. She wants to talk to me on the ride back. I have a sneaking suspicion that she’s met a guy already. I’ve encouraged her to date, but she still has some qualms about being with anyone but me. Part of it is that same. Even though they lookedfantastic on Mary Jane, he certainly wasn't happy about having themhimself. Since Mary Jane had seemed to calm down a little bit, Peter tooka look around the warehouse, seeing that all the weapons seemed to havebeen removed. It looked totally empty. "Just like Norman" He saidaloud, realizing that Norman would have been very thorough in hiscleanup. Getting back to normal certainly wouldn't be easy. "First off" Peter said to Mary Jane, who was looking at. She was proud of her position, but had been unaware of how she was coming across. Her friendship with Alexa was proof of her mistake. It could have begun much sooner had she been less arrogant. John had given her two choices: a harsh telling-off or the paddle, and the weekend to decide.Shame had engulfed her that weekend as she'd re-played her conversations with various staff in a fresh light. When Monday had come, she'd bent in shame to show John the depth of her remorse. Bent over his desk,.