"That was work. I was coming home, and I pretty much didn't like spending the night in an empty bed any more, not that I liked it in the days between ...Wife #1 and Nikki, but with Nikki, somehow it was just better. I really missed the conversations around the house, the constant activities of the Community, and the quiet time with just the two of us.I guess having to spend an extra night or two apart every now and then served the purpose of sharpening my appetite. I knew that with Jason and I. Main apne room mein hi tha ki achanak Anvesha aa gayi. Ye pehli bar tha ki woh kisi boys hostel mein aayi thi. Usne aate hi hug kar liya aur bolne lagi ki tension na le, tera to kahi bhi ho jayega.Maine bola ki main tension nahi le raha. Par use lag raha tha ki main okay nahi hu. Woh bar bar hug kiye jaa rahi thi. Fir woh boli ki bata, tujhe kya chahiye? Maine bola ki thodi der mujhe tight hug kiye reh. Woh thoda sharma gayi par fir mujhse gale lag gayi.Approx 5 minutes woh tightly hug ki. Fir. Not just this time, but all the other times too. Finally, once when we were alone, I just had to speak to her about it."Ma, everyone's asking the same question here. They all wonder if you're thinking about letting him come home again. Nobody wants you to do that ma. He shit all over you. If he really cared anything about you at all, he couldn't have treated you that way. He doesn't love you anymore ma, hasn't he made that clear to you yet?" My mother's shoulders were shaking and she was. "My mother and grandmother are at the Convention Center. My nanny knocked me down and ran away when the bombs went off. She and my bodyguard took my purse and mom's credit cards, and ran down the stairs, leaving me to die in the fire." Her hysterical crying was well founded, and I picked her up and started down the stairs, this time with her behind me, piggy-back style."I'm Noah," I said over my shoulder."I'm Kristine. My mother and grandmother are going to be really worried about me. Can we.