I’m sorry he died, but I am glad he’s out of our lives.’ I looked at James and saw complete attention there, no judgment. ‘That’s why the t...hing with Justin hit me so hard.’ ‘The thing with Justin? The guy you moved here with?’ ‘Yes. One night we got into an argument and he dislocated my shoulder before I was able to get away and call the police.’ James’ face became hard. ‘Fucker. If he ever bothers you again…’ He looked murderous when he said this. I gave a short laugh. ‘You and Bruce both.. I ... well, I passed out. I drank too much and champagne does that to me." She's talking fast and low, eyes averted. "I know what you did for me. I really needed that. You see, he didn't ... I mean, with him I didn't ... well at least for a long time. And then he left and I..." Wait." I interrupt. "You don't have to apologize. Or explain. It's OK." I am working hard to sound confident -- it's hard to fake confidence. "I just need to know where you want to take it from here. And you have to. Akash to bilkul pagal hi ho chuka tha. Rahrah kar woh mujhe nazare maar raha tha aur main use nazraana de bhi rahi thi. Ant mein uski aisi halat ho gayi ki mere samne hi apna lund nikal kar hilane laga poori besharmi ke sath. Kabhi kabhi sochti hun ki kitni besharm ho gayi hun main. Akash ke aaye hue ye teesra din tha aur ab hum dono itne zyada ghul mill chuke the ki naa hi use koi sharam thi na mujhe. Aur isika to mujhe fayda uthana tha. Ghar ki safayi ke kaam ke baad Akash apne kamre mein. . I’m not really sure how to ask ... this ... talk about this ... with you.” Daniel could hear the embarrassment in her voice.“There is nothing to be embarrassed about princess. This is just part of who you are, it hasn’t changed the loving person you were before you became aware of it.”Daniel gave Tanya a little squeeze to emphasize what he was saying.Tanya just sat, snuggled against him, silent. Daniel glanced down and could see she was thinking about something. He couldn’t help but notice.