I hope soThe annual work do was pretty much over, the band had stopped playing and the remnants of the guests had decanted to the bar. It was getting ...uite late and she found herself between two mingle groups. Her husband seemingly in occasional deep raucous laughter, with one group was distracted, trying to fit in. The other group was their wives and partners and she didn’t really know them that well. They women were nice enough in themselves but a bit of a clique and so she didn’t fit in or. “I … Ummm..” I muttered.She laughed lightly as my response and said: “I always get such a response when I catch up with my old friends”. “But aunty how come such a sudden change?” I managed to ask.“Well, when I came to Bangalore, I decided to be different. I made friends with a few of our neighbors and they helped to where I am now”. “Nice” was all I could say, as all the while I was just staring at her.I have always had a thing for older women. Leena aunty was never on my radar though as she. Sunita’s supervisor was actually the C.O. of the officers and the chief administrator for the institution. He was a much older, yet very strong man in his 40’s. He was very kind to her, and she would always be amazed at how he would suddenly transform into the drill sergeant’s role and curse and shout at the inmates to the point that drove some of them almost to tears. When she was interviewed for the position she was surprised to learn that because of recent court decisions; Hayes vs.. "We had a pleasant surprise when Peter brought his wife June, Ruthie's aunt, with him. I wondered what this would do to our presentation before Peter about what Ruthie has proposed collecting material for a book. I whispered this to Ruthie. She said, "It will be a shoo-in now. She is a dear and I'll ask her to hear what we have to say when we talk to Uncle Peter."I wondered about it and waited to see how it would play out. After all, this was basically Ruthie's project even if it was my idea.