I’ve been devoted to her, but I’m not certain it’s the same as being in love.’ I found the explanation likely to be truthful, sympathized with...him. Twice more we had cocktails or lunch, I became more enamored of the sense of romance in the man, the style with which he never failed to open a door for me or hold my coat. He had a limited sense of humor, and seemed to look to me for topics of conversation. He was obviously bored with his domestic life, and he mentioned more than once that any day. "You look good dressed too, Meg." Thanks—I think," I replied, and then I laughed."Do you guys go naked at home?" Glen said."No, not really. We don't worry about it if one of us sees someone else, but we don't walk around naked," Jenny said. "It’s what makes coming on the cruise special." How about the other things, you know, sex?" I said."Mom and Dad don't tell us we can't. Brad and I sleep together sometimes," Jenny said."When they're home?" Glen said."Yeah, we don't sneak around. Jen and. I thanked him.Norton said it was time for his afternoon ‘nap,’ which I took to mean a session with one of his young women. He asked if I wanted a girl for the afternoon.I told him I would like to meet Shawnee, Helena’s friend she had told me about. Norton nodded, telling the servant to go fetch her.Norton then told me he would see me later for dinner and hobbled off. Another servant came and said they would take me back to my quarters so await Shawnee. I told them I would rather have Shawnee. You can deny all rights and obligations. But you are, currently, his attorney-in-fact and these are for you.’ He handed William the manila envelope and left. He didn’t open it, nobody spoke, and Ryan and Gabe’s mother went back to holding the hands of the comatose patient in the bed. William left a few minutes later, not saying where he was going or what he was doing. Nobody asked. He opened the envelope in the car which contained a white envelope that had Ryan’s name printed on it. Why would.