“Erm, we’re here, ladies,” he tries to act natural, as if he wasn’t watching the whole time. I don’t even care. Charlotte reaches into her ...handbag to get out her purse, but the driver shakes his head, “on the house ladies, ya’ll have a Happy Thanksgiving.” “Isn’t that kindly of you, good sir,” Charlotte teases him, opening her door. She exits, leaving me to follow behind her. I smile at the driver, following her lead. When I step out of the taxi, I look up at a tall building. It’s. .. I started crying all over again. I handed her the letter and went to finish getting cleaned up and dressed.When I came out of the bath, Jane was no longer in the room. The letter was on the floor.I picked it up and put it on my makeup desk with the bent ring and my letter.I grabbed the phone and called the hotel that I stayed at the last time I was in New York. I made open-ended reservations for Sunday night through at least Thursday. Then I called the airlines and bought a round trip. I was on new territory here.Kara was happy to tell me that Doug's wife's name was Leanne. They had been married for ten years and there were no children in the marriage. That was one thing I didn't have to worry about. Kids could have been a complication.Kara had done some snooping around and had come up with the names of three women whom Doug was reputed to have had a fling with in the past. Apparently they had all left the company and Kara thought there could be some connection between their. Just as I arrived at the door I recognized the voices as Mom's and Sophia's, clearly the two were arguing fiercely. My hand on the doorknob, I hesitated, surprised the two were arguing, they had never raised their voices to each other in my memory. And then I heard Mom wail, "You stupid cow, what the hell were you thinking, are thinking now? Do you want to ruin your Goddamn life? You can't have a baby now!"As I heard the last line, I tumbled through the door, staggered by her words. Standing.