Natalie's creation was to be modeled during the seventh round, so she had some time to spare. She took a break, got a glass of hot milk, and sat down on the bench along the corridor for a rest.
Just then, a familiar voice rang out from behind her. “Why are you here by yourself?”
Natalie instantly sat up straight and turned around in disbelief.
Shane was standing there smiling and looking at her lovingly. She quickly put down her glass of milk, stood up, and threw herself into his arms. “Why are you here? I thought you said you wouldn't be coming this weekend,” she asked.
Shane hugged her and whispered, “I wanted to give you a surprise.”
“You're such a jerk!” She hit him on his back and chided, but the joy in his eyes grew.
“Stop hitting me. Doesn't your hand hurt?” He gently eased her hand from his back and massaged it.
“No. What about you? I may have hit you too hard. Does it hurt?” Natalie asked with concern too.
kissed her hand, assuring, “No,
“Come, sit down.” Then she asked, “When
straight from the
let him stroke her stomach
pregnant and the bulge on her stomach wasn't
that the little fellow had grown quite
villa to see Connor
this trip was also at the invitation of the Design Association. They invited the management of many
They spared no
statistics from the world population census, people with special needs, including the handicapped, make up ten percent of the
confessed, “I somehow had a feeling that the Design Association could be getting involved in this. You just confirmed my
Design Association needs to bring in money, so they would not miss out on such
you here means they're already working on this segment of the market. There'll be great changes within the international fashion scene soon, and the mainstream designs and designers will no longer
people with special needs would specialize in that. It would be two different segments, as not many would be able to do well in both at the same time. Moreover, it would be difficult and unfair to group both segments together for competitions and judge them with the same set
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