” I sighed. “But Tina, we have a problem sitting out there in the reception area. It’s called, “Nikki’s Mom” -- I suppose she just got rel...eased from prison.”“Nikki said that’d be any time now. I would’ve hoped SHE would be here.”I continued, “Yeah, would’ve been nice. Or not. This is a situation. I smelled cigarette smoke on her, which instantly tells me that she hasn’t dropped all her bad habits. I think either you or me need to deal with this. What do you think?”Tina said, “Just dealing with. And, in case you think I spent hours throwing this together, think again. The antipasto is your basic green salad with a few olives and the like to garnish it. The spaghetti sauce is from the freezer, nuked to life and set to simmer -- it's actually better that way than fresh. The pasta is just waiting for the right moment to go in the pot. The colander, indirectly responsible for the bump on my head, is ready to catch it.In other words, I'm on the starting blocks, ready to dive into action at. Wese main bta doon aunty ki Umar 50 saal ki thi par unhone apni body aise maintain kar rakhi thi jese ki wo abhi 30-35 saal ki ho.Maine uncle ke jane ke bad unka bahot khyal rakha aur sach kahu toh mujhe wo jyada pasand bhi the. Main unhe dekh kar kaafi khush bhi hua karta tha aur uncle ke jane ke bad aunty ab mere sath hi bajar jaya karti thi. Main bhi unhe bina mana Kare aise hi pyar se unka khyal rakha karta tha. Mere man me unke liye kuch Galat nhi tha bas han mujhe wo bahot ache lagte. “You’ll never guess who I met earlier?”Neil grinned, finally a little energy returning to his tired and stressed face. “Would that be Kalisa, by any chance?”I stuck my tongue out. Party pooper. “How did you know?”Neil blushed a little, “I saw Hannah this afternoon, and she mentioned that Kalisa had messaged her that she’d finally met you.”“Finally met me?”“Yeah, apparently both Hannah and Jason have talked about you loads to her. All good, I’m sure,” Neil gently teased.This put my mind at rest,.