অথচ বিয়ে হয়ে গেল প্রায় ১বছরের বেশি। মিনু এসে সোফায় বসবে ন�...� ডিভানে বসবে বুঝতে পারছিল না। ভালো একটা পারফিউমের সাথে ওর ঘাম মিশে ভারি ঝাঁঝালো মিস্টি মাদকতার সৃষ্টি হয়েছে।আমি বললাম কোথায় বসবে? শুনে বিস্মিত হয়ে জানতে চাইলো বাড়িতে আর কেউ আছে নাকি!!যেখানে খুশি বসলেই হয়। আমি ওর ব্রেসিয়ারের ফিতে খুঁজছিলাম,ব্রেসিয়ারের কাপ খুঁজছি আমি। ও বুঝতে পারলো। হেসে বসে পড়লো সামনের সোফায় এবং আমায় হতবাক করে দিয়ে ওর র‍্যাপার অন সরে সেই মাতাল করা সোনালি কালচে পা বেরিয়ে পড়লো হাঁটুর ওপর পর্যন্ত, হাঁটুর ঠিক ওপরে একটা. Monitor you." My own private nursie," Ray teased. "Will you wear tight white uniforms with super-short hemlines?"She ignored him. "I'll be nagging you about the other thing, too," she said. "About working with Cosgrove to set up a research project." Nagging me? ... Sounds like you're going to be taking over my entire life." Somebody needs to," she said, dead serious now. "You can't just go on indefinitely, wandering the world, doing good, like Caine." Like who?" Caine," she said. "The Kung Fu. Harman had taken a step toward Alan when Truda appeared. "I suggest brother," Truda growled, "that if you start a fight with Alan that I be NO WHERE near. I would kick your ass when you both were done. What Alan has given us should make you happy not wanting to fight!" This time it was Harman who was putting his hands up as he was retreating before his rapidly advancing sister. Alan could only shake his head again as he heard Harman yell when Truda started to punch her brother. "Ow! Damn it. Jess laughed and leaned back into her seat. Grinning, she pulled one leg under her as he began to drive again toward the Avenue. He drove around until he found an empty parking spot. He pulled in and turned off the engine but the music kept playing. She unbuckled and turned toward him in her seat, her head leaning against the headrest as looked into his bright blue eyes. He mirrored her position and began to talk, saying, “Jess, I really like you, as more than a friend, but I don’t want to do.