First the miscarriage, then the long and difficult pregnancy, and finally the birth of the beautiful little girl a month too early. Delivering life un...der an umbrella of anxiety, Anna never caught up to her new world. Adjustments to career and routine brought new challenges every day, and she tried to find balance, but the yin and yang of her life never aligned. Her new world was half an effort to motherhood and half an effort to corporate America, and her inability to devote to neither brought. "And will I get a taste of your asparagus?" You know it, baby." Then let's go upstairs before I carrot just thinking about it!"They untangled themselves and hurried upstairs, Pepper first. "I love watching your firm onion when you walk," Sorrel said. He grabbed her. "You've got the hottest little beet I've ever seen." Oh, Sorrel, you're so corny," Pepper said."But you love me anyway." Yeah, because you're so good with your jalapeno."As soon as they walked into the bedroom, Sorrel peeled off his. Diane would appreciate my selection; it was appropriate, even though it was over forty years late.I removed the Parker pen from my blazer pocket and wrote the message. There were so many more words I would have loved to write, but there was no point. Decades of regret had passed, never to be recovered.While Tom scowled with characteristic impatience, I allowed far more time than was necessary for the ink to dry.“And the address, Mr Grantley?”“The Parkway Hospital. I presume you have the. If I knew Julie was dating him, I would have MADE her hurt him, and then I would have laughed about his tears. Julie had been fucking around with and flirting with lots of guys at my house for months. I didn’t think she was the type to have a steady boyfriend. We both played boys affections against them, and having a steady boyfriend would have put a cramp in our style. Guys like Jack may have thought they were my boyfriend, but that was their problem, not mine!Mom told her not to hurt her.