When the four of them were seated on the living room rug, Sharon shuffled the cards for the first hand. The first few hands were played for money and ...shleigh was the big winner with Tom the big loser. If Tom lost again, the second deck would be in play and he would have to perform as the card indicated on the winner whoever it was. The rule was reiterated so everyone could agree and the game continued. It took four more hands before Tom lost. Sharon was the winner and the card required Tom to. “Potty mouth,” I shot at her. She glared at me and then laughed.“Asshole.”“That’s me,” I smirked.She pulled out her phone and dialed her insurance company to get her car lock popped.Then it started sprinkling.“Oh shit!” she exclaimed.I, calm as always in situations involving life or death…or maybe dignity, opened my car’s back seat door. I held my hand out for her. She got in and I followed. It is a little tight in the back seat of my car. We were hip to hip. We started talking. We learned more. Aunty : Kaisi chal rahi hai padhaai?Me: Bas thik hai, abhi final year ka exam diya aur iske baad M.Sc. Karne wala hu.Aunty : Shaher me to ladkiyaan bahut hogi na?Maine sharmate hue kaha, “Wo to hai par gaon jaisi kaha?”Aunty : girlfriend hai tara?Me : Ab tak to nahi.Aunty : To phir kaise chalta hai tera?Me : kya?Aunty : arre, matlab tu bada ho gaya hai. Samajh le…Ab maine socha ki ye randi to mujhse flirt kar rahi hai. Toh phir maine bhi ulta jawaab dena chalu kar diya.Me : Girlfriend to hai. I’m going to go out for a bit but Maggie will keep you company.” Maggie wagged her tail at the sound of her name.I went out and made sure everything was okay. It didn’t take long as most things were still secured from the previous storm. I found a couple of tarps that needed snugging up and there were the shutters to close over the windows. The generator was running and the fuel tank was full so we should be okay for a few days.As I approached the door I could hear Jennifer talking and realized.