The people are our generation and we feel comfortable with that, just like you do." "Do you have any c***dren?" I asked. "No. We don't. We learned e...rly in our marriage that I was sterile and LuAnn couldn't have any c***dren because of a birth defect to her uterus. Never bothered us though. We've been married almost 55 years now and have always been happy with each other. I guess that why we make such good swingers. I don't get jealous of LuAnn and she doesn't get jealous of me. We have. There was an emptiness in her heart since Richard had been taken, but that pain was less severe than others she could recall.There had been overtures from men from time to time. She didn’t consider herself to be beautiful, though many of those men would have disagreed. Their attention had appealed to the little vanity she had left in her ... had made her feel warm and good. But the idea of laboring toward a relationship that was more than just dinner now and then, or that included passion, was. He said he was doing better and was moving back to his condo. Claudia asked him if he was up to hearing about the day of the shooting and he said he was. They arranged for her to meet him at home in a few hours.Rita insisted on going grocery shopping with John to make sure he had the essentials in his fridge, then his parent’s helped to freshen up his home. Windows opened and a light cleaning replaced the stale, stuffy air. He waved to them from his balcony as they drove home. John’s eyes. Patthu maniyalavil saappiddeen. Pattharai manikku ellaam en veeddil ellaarum thoongiddaanga. Pathinonnu manikku vasanthaa veeddu mathilil eeri ullee kuthittheen. Vasanthaa akka veliyee ninniddu irunthaal. Ava arukil senrathum ennadaa veenum ena keeddaal. Ava appadi keeddathum enakku payamaayiduchu. Akka… neenga thaan veenum enru payanthapadiyee sonneen. Appadiyaa? Sari… ennai unakku pidikkumaa daa? Ena keeddaal. Rompa pidikkum enreen. Appo een daa pakkatthila ninnum ennai innum thodaama irukka?.