Was this more nonsense about Fairfax and his mental breakdown?“What on Earth do they have to be afraid of?” Ethan demanded, planting his hands on ...his hips.“We hear noises on the higher floors,” one of the janitors explained. She was a short woman with long, curly hair, her accent perhaps Cuban or Puerto Rican.“This is a very old building,” Ethan explained, “it’s bound to make noises. Creaking floors, rattling vents, gurgling pipes. Some of the systems are nearly a hundred years old. High-rises. Suddenly the door bell rang, and Adam went to open the door. “Hi, Mom,” Adam said. “Hi honey, how are you?” Rachel said hugging her son, “And thank you so much my lovely friend.” Rachel said coming to me. “Welcome back, hope everything went good,” I said. “Yes everything went great, and I hope he didn’t bother you much,” Rachel said. “No, he is a very understanding and smart,” I replied. “Honey, please take this to my bedroom,” Rachel said pointing at her luggage. Rachel and I sat down on the. So mesmerized was he by her flawless beauty, a beauty born of her spirit and not her flesh, and so mesmerized was she by his certainty, his sureness of heart. Each was in thrall of the other, imperfections had ceased to exist. John’s nerves were telling him to leave, to turn around, to get out. He had no way to tell her and he was afraid. But his steady heart told him absolutely not to go. His hand was shaking and she noticed. She reached out and held it lightly, calming him. It was getting. ‘It’s just that if I’d gone with her, I wouldn’t have met you. I stayed home, so to speak, and I met a man anyway.’ ‘Met a man?’ His voice lowered in curiosity. I blushed realizing what I had just said. ‘I didn’t mean it like that, it’s just that, I…well, dammit, I don’t know what to say. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t find you attractive. Hell, I told you I had a crush on you as soon as we met.’ ‘Heather,’ he said, walking toward me. ‘Shut up.’ And then Michael Phelps put his arms around me.