I for my part no longer felt the huge responsibility placed on a husband, the guys had provided my very own "safety net". I no longer fretted over my ...shortcomings, my struggle to be a man. in my heart of hearts I knew I had masculine deficiencies, yes, I can earn and buy all the nice things Sue desires but have always been aware im more beta than alpha, I was convinced I need worry no longer, Rod and Andrew would take care of things. The exchange is, of course, that Id reconcile myself to. She knocked on the door and Miss Parsons called for her to enter. She was surprised when the young teacher told her that their meeting was to be held in Miss William's room, because for one thing, she didn't have a class with her, and for another she was scared to death of the old math teacher!As they walked through halls on their way to Miss William's room, Cheryl wondered what in the world this was all about!The room looked dark but Miss Parsons opened the door slowly and led Cheryl inside.. " Yes, Mistress Isis has been wonderful to me. Amy I am sorry."The steps are coming towards me now and I can faintly see afigure eluding into the candle light."Heather I am very disappointed in the fact that you have hiddenyour true desires from the people you love the most. The peoplewho would help you through anything and see that you were ableto succeed in all that you wanted. But I have forgiven you. Oh,at first I wanted to kill you. The pain that you caused mydaughter. But I helped her. Apparently there was nothing to do but find out, they were due in ten minutes. Catherine straightened her conservative black dress and tried out a smile in the mirror. She didn't look nearly as tired as she felt. They arrived precisely on time. It was a smaller party than she had expected, two middle aged women and a girl perhaps in her early twenties. The girl and one of the women shared a strong family resemblance, both being petite blondes. Perhaps the bride and the mother? The other woman.