’ ‘What happens then?’ Linda said, her eyes sad. ‘I’m not sure what you mean,’ Tom replied. ‘You’re going home,’ she said, ‘Where... does that leave me?’ Tom began stroking her leg again. ‘I guess that’s up to you,’ he said. ‘Where do you want to be?’ ‘That’s just it,’ Linda said, ‘I…I don’t really know.’ ‘I can’t promise you anything more than today,’ Tom said. ‘I…I hate to say that, but…’ ‘I know,’ Linda said. ‘You’ve been honest about that from the beginning.’ ‘You want to go back to the room,. I'm nearly fifty and I need this. I need someone to help me feel alive and desirable. God knows, Howard is a wonderful lover. He fills me so completely and he is so thoughtful with me. I couldn't ask for a more considerate husband. But ... I need more.I've really made a mess of this. I've alerted him to my intention. I've stupidly caused him to doubt me. There is no way I can indulge myself if he is watching me closely. Why did I have to warn him? What kind of fool am I? I've just made it that. She took an Uber to the airport. Once there she walked past the placeswhere she dropped off Jonah, where she stood, tears rolling down herface. Today she felt no sadness. She felt happy and was glad that thisairport is not entirely a sad place. When she walked inside, sheimagined how Jonah walked here, probably just as she was back then. Andnow she's walking in here being upbeat and happy about going home andjust a 2 hours flight time away from seeing Jonah.For Kate, it felt like ages until the. I ordered for us and she ate everything they set in front of her. I had my usual coffee but with what I knew was coming; I just didn't have any appetite. When I saw Sandra smiling and waving at a little girl at the next table, I knew she was awake and in her usual good spirits."Honey, before we go to the bank, I want to talk to you for a minute. I was thinking that this is not going to be pleasant for either one of us, and I was wondering if it was ok if we brought the stuff from the box back.