But other areas are mixed woodland of various ages. That I can get upset about.“They want to clear cut that to build houses,” she said, finishing ...ulling my pint. “There’s a petition on the counter to stop it.”“Shit.” I don’t usually resort to crudity, but that did it. “Why they can’t use the post-industrial, brownfield sites, I don’t know. There’s so much of it.”“Yeah, but it’d be a lovely setting for anyone with a six-figure income.”I didn’t respond to that, but took a drink out of my glass. ‘Sorry, I mean. I’m not sorry.’ He smiles his sad smile again. ‘Is that horrible?’ She considers what he said for a moment before responding, deciding to be completely truthful in her reply. ‘No, Jess, it’s not horrible. I wasn’t sorry for her or for your marriage. I was simply sorry for the pain I assumed it must be causing you. I was sorry that such an undeserving woman could hurt such a truly good man. I was sorry that you would have to go through that, the last man in the world who deserves. She became almost distant again, and picked up her novel.I thought the episode over, and was about to consign it to my store of nasty memories, when we all got up to alight from the train. I took down my briefcase, and the lady opposite took down an almost identical one from the same shelf, and then walked down the aisle ahead of me, without glancing back. I now saw she wore a blue business suit and was slim and elegant – probably around forty years of age. As she got off the train, she stood. But I found Rachel and Mom they were looking at wedding dresses through the window. Rachel said she is waiting on her Mom and they were going to go and take a look and see if theres anything that she liked. I asked if theres anything I can do? She told me go find somewhere else in the mall the hang out for a while. I gave her a kiss. I asked if I could see her phone for a moment I quickly added my new phone number under husband. I tell her, I Love you. I will talk to you later sweetie. Walking.