He realized he should be angry that she had the nerve to return but he couldn't muster enough energy to protest. Raghav startled himself when his pet ...name for her spilled from his lips. "Hi, Angel." His stomach knotted at the word. She was somebody's angel, but no longer his."Can we talk about it?" Deepali asked, taking a seat. It seemed to Raghav as if the time for talking was long gone, although the divorce was still at least months from being final. This would be their first conversation. He had long known that his son had not been any husband to Tia. That she was in distress and need of aid. He also knew that if he could help make that up to her, it was his duty. He kissed her back as he ran his hands up and down her back. The kiss intensified. When it ended or subsided, they looked into the eyes of each other. Each saw in the other a mate and someone to share several of the obstacles in their lives. The kiss started all over again, but this time their hands were busy undoing. She also stopped caring about her appearance, letting her hair go unwashed or combed, and she would wear the same outfit for days on end, not even bothering to change for bed.Tom, Helen, and several of their friends met at Melody's on Friday morning, two weeks after Karen's funeral. Paul, Kathy, Faye, and I joined them in the clean-up. Tom had contacted the sanitary department and they sent a truck and a dumpster to pick up the trash that was collected. I lost count of the trash bags that went. Mark listened carefully about the mess that his wife had gotten herselfinto, and also to the plan that Angela had conceived about helping her.He was sceptical at first, but he agreed that if she could pull it offthen he was in on the plan. He knew why Theresa hadn't told him aboutthe Tribunal. She was too proud to admit she was in trouble. He'd needto talk to her about that later.***********************************************************************Anthony put down the phone and smiled to.