the gala. * sierra was instantly uncomfortable : that wasn’t how she’d meant it at / all /. this was just another attempt on her part to be part of bruce’s life again, && . . . wow. potentially offending someone that meant a lot to him was NOT the way she intended to go about things . even after years of careful preening, and pruning, she still had rough edges, however minuscule caught on at the most inopportune moments. * i didn’t mean to offend. but i would like that.