"For crying out loud boy!" Achika huffed, hands on hips. "Don't you have anything to say to your dead wife?" I love you!" He stammered. It was the onl... thing that he could think to say. Possible because he felt he'd never said it enough when he could've."Don't be silly Nobuyuki!" Achika told him reproachfully. "I know you love me, always did!" She then softened as was always her way. "I love you too!" She smiled, which always caused his world to melt. That is if it weren't already liquid.He. They stood up to start their journey home, Paris holding onto Max for dear life, she certainly didn't want to fall at his feet, well not whilst she was drunk anyway!They had no sooner left the restaurant when they had arrived at the hotel Max was staying in..They took the elevator up to the third floor and made their way along the corridor to Maxs' room, Paris linking into Max all the way. She certainly had drunk too much wine tonight!Once inside the room Paris somehow managed to stagger over. "Why do you wallow in it like you do? I've seen you even push it up into you at times. Why?" His, uh ... a ... I, I don't ... baby." She was mumbling."Tell me. What is it?" I pushed some more. I felt that it was an important part of her story.Carol pulled herself up straight but still looked down at my lap.Then she stepped off the cliff."I wanted to have another baby." She whispered. "I want a baby so bad it hurts sometimes. I didn't even care if it was my own son's child in me."I lay awake. I’m glad you agreed to help out. This is going to be so much fun!”“Have you been drinking already?” I teased her. “You’re awfully happy for this early in the evening. You better pace yourself or we’ll be carrying you to your bed before the evening’s half over.”“Don’t you worry about that…I’ll be just fine! Now, Cynthia is in the kitchen laying out the goodies, so you’d better go see what she has in mind for you to do,” she laughed.Stepping into the kitchen I noted that Danny was already there,.