About two hours later, she looked across the room. Tad looked spectacular in his new tuxedo and he seemed to glow. He was speaking and laughing with several young female guests and a few other young men. Now would be the time to assert her authority. She hailed Craig. When he bent down to hear her, she said, loudly, “Tell that young man over there to come here immediately.”
“Certainly, Ms. Stuard.” Then Craig went over and whispered into Tad’s ear.
Tad glanced over at her, then ducked his head and made his apologies to his new friends.
He walked across the room and stooped down in front of her.
“You seem to be making friends,” she told him, “but you’re ignoring me.” She looked at him with anger in her eyes.
“I’m sorry, Laura,” Tad groveled. “I don’t know what I was thinking.”
“Well,
