Sleeping in separate bedrooms, it was like having a roommate more than a spouse. Now at 53, he wasn’t sure if another relationship was in the cards ...or him or not. He was not what he thought of as an ideal candidate, a little shorter than most guys, an extra pound here and there, and naturally shy. It took a couple of days for him to line up agencies to pick up all of the furniture and things that he no longer needed. Rather than trying to take the time to sell his belongings, he decided. I can hear shouting coming from Lenny’s room. He’s having another argument with Rosa, this plump white lady he’s been seeing for the past year. I don’t much care for Rosa because when she’s around my food tends to disappear. There are a lot of little ethnic restaurants in the east end of Ottawa. I spend too much time and money at such places. Where am I going to order from today? The nice little Haitian restaurant nearby or the Lebanese restaurant downtown, the Shawarma place, which delivers so. What I wouldn’t give to... Suddenly, as if I’d somehow ratted myself out she glanced around, her deep, dark eyes staring straight at me. A multitude of feelings began brawling in my gut, but nervousness overcame them, forcing my head down. Shit. Shit. Crap. My face felt like the surface of the sun, and I’m pretty sure she could see it too. I slowly glanced back up, to see that she’d turned back and had resumed working. Phew. My heart was finally slowing down. As I shook my head and turned back. Dekhte hue gaya aur slip utha le ussme uska mobile number likha hua tha mai phir car mai betha aur apne dost ke gali se bahar aa gaya aur usse phone kiya phir hum dono ne ek dusre ke bare mai sab bataya dosti hui aur phir phone par he kisses aur adult baatein hum karne lage usne mujhe kasam di thi ki mai apne dost ko iss bare mai kuch na batau aur aap log yakeen karo maine aaj tak apne dost ko nahi bataya hai (yaaar aap ladkiyo ki ijaat karoge tabhi to ladkiya aapko apni ijjat dengi ) ek din.