Definitely not, she assured herself, this is going to be the greatest adventure of my life! — The announcement cracking over the planes PA woke her ...up from a restless sleep. Tara’s entire body screamed with exhaustion – 28 hours on a plane wore her out like she’d never thought. Here she was, thinking she’d land looking as immaculate as when she left, now her hair was a mess from falling asleep on it, and she felt like she really needed a shower. Slowly getting up from her window seat, she did. Nun galt es, den wertvollen Mahagonitisch im Speisezimmer streifenfrei zu polieren. Wie machte Harriet das blo?? Ganz zufrieden war ich mit meiner Arbeit nicht, als ich eine Stunde sp?ter v?llig erledigt in mein Schlafzimmer wankte. Solche Anstrengungen war ich nicht gew?hnt! Ich hatte den Tisch abger?umt und den Abwasch erledigt und den Tisch gewienert. Wie konnte mir das geschehen? Verzweifelt und mit Tr?nen in den Augen schlief ich ein. Als ich am n?chsten Morgen erwachte, traute ich mich. I pulled her into a tight embrace, and she sighed deeply.“I’ve been waiting for this for two years! I wanted you that first night you were in Stockholm!”“I know,” I said, releasing her slightly and moving my lips to hers.I kissed her softly and her lips parted. Our tongues danced slowly for a minute or so and then I felt what I had felt in June — almost like a bomb exploding. The connection was still that strong. And it wasn’t because we were in Birgit’s room, or even the apartment in. Marion had left Gary with a thousand bucks as living expenses and to pay the rent for the tiny apartment and told him when the money was about run out to call his father for parental support. Phil visited his son after the SOS call and was appalled to find how thin and abandoned-looking16-year old Gary had become, cutting back on spending on food and clothing to eke out his money for as long as possible. ‘God look what your mother and I have done to you,’ his dad said, almost weeping. But Phil.