"Sorry, I sent it off without thinking to ask you of your opinion of it," Aristide said. It did not happen very often but in some very rare instances it did. Another small example of how they had blossomed into their own beings over the years. There had been a time when Arisitide had hesitated at any action if it did not feel like it would resonate with Adrienne.

"It's hard to say through written word but he praised my talent so I imagine he quite did."