"His voice trailed off. I reached back into my purse and pulled out a small book of photos that I had put together for Travis. He took it from me and ...began flipping through it. His gaze seemed to linger on each page and, for the first time, I felt a twinge of regret at having kept Maureen from him for all these years.About half way through, he stopped and reached for the phone on his desk. "Erin, would you please clear out my schedule for the rest of the week? Tell Jaime he's going to have to. Part of me wanted her so badly it actually hurt but neither did I want to ruin anything. She was acting very upset and I needed to do something. The test would be if she allowed me to touch her. I walked over to her and put my hands on her shoulders and she didn't flinch. Relieved, I came up behind her and gave her a partial hug, running my hands down to her waist.“Don't start making love to me.” She said in a whisper.“I'm not.” “I'm sorry I did that to you.” She said a little louder.“We didn't. He was so cute, especially when I considered how much older he was than I. He even scolded me like a Daddy for my one indiscretion in my relationship.Thanks RM - "Dad".In between the fifth and sixth story I began to have a relationship with the character in my story I call "Russell". It was he that I had an indiscretion with during my time with William. Most would not have called it cheating, but I always felt awful that I never told William.As things got more and more serious with "Russell", I. May was in her office working on her clients' records. She had transferred most of her money to two offshore accounts in a fictitious name, made provisions for her family, and sent out checks to all her clients with a business letter with each check telling them she couldn't manage their accounts any longer. She then meditated on strengthening every aspect of her mind, spirit, and body.This Destroyer wasn't too effective. She killed it easily. The flat was torn apart frightening both Barbara.