The eighth year Hazel lost her sense of proportion. She seduced any available man just to show that she could. Eventually I had had enough and started... divorce proceedings. The day in court was a disaster. It should have been an easy divorce on the grounds that we were incompatible. Hazel blew up and shouted in open court. The result was front page in our local daily newspaper. ‘Court Sensation. Dying Man’s Wife Accused’ The night before Graeme and Mary had been returning from a dinner dance. I did not have enough info to really make a good analysis of thisparticular chain of events. She called me Baby Boy again which leanstowards real emotions. If this was a test was she really that mad thismorning? It sure looked real to me but she has never shown any lack ofconfidence so why now? There's the key! She doesn't have to. It was test!I wonder if I passed it. Let's see. I showed compassion by comforting herand forgiveness. That's it! She wanted to know if I would showcompassion. Darren. Strung-out, I guess?”“Good question ... you know our very unofficial House motto?”“If it holds still long enough, fuck it?”Harry laughed, and had a hard time stopping.“No ... though ... sometimes that seems apropos. No, I was thinking of “nothing is ever so broken it can’t be fixed”.”“So ... maybe I should talk to her about it?”“Maybe you should ... maybe you shouldn’t ... maybe you should talk with Donna and Abby, anyone else you can think of, get their opinions.”“Opinions like the one you’re. It eventually came to a head one Saturday night. Tom and Maria had gone to a movie, and they made out during the film. When they got into his car, he leaned over and started kissing her again and he began fondling her tits, too. Maria pulled back, saying it was time to go home. Tom said that they didn?t have to go home, it was only 10:30, and her curfew was midnight. He suggested that she come over to his house as his parents were away, when she asked what he wanted to do over there, he just.