“First of all, I’m legally changing my name to Makkusu. And second of all, that is definitely not true. What if I slept with Ainsley?”Nick laugh...d. “She would eat your soul and leave you a withered husk.”“Might be worth saving her for last then. How about Pilar?” Max asked.“Not a problem,” said Nick evenly.“Arwen?” Max suggested like he’d save the best for last.That got a bigger laugh from Nick. “Arwen’s not even mine. Why does everybody think I’m still hung up on Arwen? You and Arwen. I told about my reason to present and she told hers. She too was attending a birthday party of her college friend. She invited them and they all were very generous and friendly. I was about to leave but Shandya asked me to wait. She asked me drop her if I was okay. I obliged and after another hour we left. I dropped her at her home. She invited me in and i obliged. Her husband was ready home and he was really kind and friendly too. He offered me coffee and after i was done he even drove me back. Even as she went through high school, she came to love the two weeks where she would hang out with Dean and just shoot the breeze. +++ Monday morning, after teaching her first dance class of the day, Maggie went into her office. The administrative part of her job wasn’t the most fun, but a necessary evil. She logged on, and checked her email. The standard work-related emails were there, in addition to one from Dawn. She smiled to herself as she opened it. In typical Dawn fashion, it was. I kept it on the bed table for my son. He would drink it as my hubby, in traditional Indian style.I stopped as I was about to apply sindoor, and I was pleased t see my reflection in the mirror. I was looking genuinely young and like the perfect bride. I wondered whether I should let my son apply the sindoor rather than put it on myself.I thought that if he does it himself, it will bring a sense of ingenuity in the wedding night scenario. My God, I would become my son’s wife in a real sense. I.