“No, it’s not. She’s still the one I want to be the mother of my children, but if it had been anyone else she’d been with, I’d have genuinel... been rethinking that conclusion. She’s not protected any longer, so if it had been a guy and she was risking getting knocked up by someone else, she’d have been out of the door. Thank goodness that didn’t happen.”“Yeah, that’s how I feel. It wasn’t a stranger, it wasn’t a real threat to our marriage, so I’m probably going to let it ride. I’m still pretty. Either way, Frankie wascomfortable.Frankie knew that it was different out here in the Hamptons than thetruck stop back on the highway. Back there, he had developed certainparanoia, but here he felt like he was still in the sophistication of NewYork. He wasn't worried about acceptance."A man? You?"Frankie nodded. "That's hard to believe. I sat there at the other table for the past tenminutes staring at you, wanting to find a way to introduce myself andmeet you. Uh, you've got me at a loss for. It's a processto go through when you return from the physical world and get used tobeing here again."Confusion reigned in Daniel's mind. He was confused because all he sawwas light. There was neither up nor down. He heard voices but saw nopeople. How bad was the accident?He tried to calm himself. He wanted to close his eyes but the light wasstill there. He tried to take a deep breath but could not feel the airmove into his lungs. He tried to focus on a single thing and felt quietsurround him.. Couldn't you sleep?Misao: Hm--well, don't worry about it.Yahiko: Where's Aoshi?Misao: He said he had something to do before he saw Himura.Yahiko: Then we better go get Sanosuke. One look from the guys there could break your bones--Misao: What!Yahiko: Hm?(He sees Sanosuke walking towards them.)Yahiko: Sanosuke! You're here! Great! We were gonna go see Kenshin--Sanosuke: Forget it. Go home. Don't go see him again. You've got no time to waste with some guy who died while he was still alive.Yahiko:.