What could go wrong. Jerome’s mind had won again. It began wandering off; it could not be tamed. Suddenly Jerome was back in that lecture theatre wa...iting behind to ask a question but he was the last person in line and it was just them...alone. “I always wait behind to ask you something that I already know the answer to, but today I genuinely do have a question.” Jerome started. A startled look fell across Anna’s face. And then it began to look confused as she tried to make sense of what she’d. Stephanie looked at Michael and replayed the last few seconds in her mind. Inspiration struck like a light turning on in her head.Walking over to the closet, she retrieved the black suede pumps and put them back onto her husband's nyloned feet. The high-heeled slippers fit as if they were made for him and him alone. Immediately, his breathing slowed and he relaxed. Michael looked at Stephanie and then sat up, crossing his legs in the short dress to preserve his modesty. He unconsciously pointed. I’d met him earlier before they went out and told them her curfew was midnight.“Yes, Daddy! Don’t worry,” Deb said before kissing me on the cheek and heading out the door with her date.So now I was sitting in my recliner, looking at the clock and again getting ready to go through my mental list of punishments for Deb staying out too long when the front door opened.“Hi Daddy! I made it again!” Deb giggled.I chuckled, “Yeah you made it again. Your dear old Dad doesn’t need the stress of you. No one was going to get into my home, for any reason. I had already cautioned the children against speaking to outsiders about the wonders of our home. I think they understood.Two days later several wagons full of men and woman arrived. The woman had already made food for the crew, and the men arrived with tools, extra nails, and a willingness to work. The barn should be up by the early evening or earlier. I had paid for more than enough men to show, thats for sure. The woman were from a church.
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