Last chapter I said I hoped I could speed up. What happened actually is the longest gap between chapters I've ever had. Last week I set myself the goa... of posting a chapter in time for Christmas, and I've just managed it.Since September I've been on my year abroad, living in Austria, teaching English, though I'm home now for Christmas. This has meant that I've been very busy, and I've just had very little motivation to write anything. On the plus side, my life's in a much better place than it. Just as well he lives right by the station. It’s still going to be a close thing. Across the road dodging cars and taxis. Yeah, you fuck off as well. Hit the stairs up to the station. Gonna be sick. Gonna be sick. Which platform? Which fucking platform. Scan the departure board with shaved eyes. Relief. Oh thank fuck. Delayed by fifteen minutes. Stop. Heart pounding, legs like jelly. Oh fuck. Calmer now. Even time to get a coffee. Heart slowing. Walk to the train. Find seat. Coffee on table.. Ms. Peterson looked so calm and beautiful. At that moment, when Paula lifted the covers for them, he knew it was really happening, and there was no backing out. He had made his choice for better or worse.Sharon slipped into the bed, leaving just enough room for John to lie down next to her and leaving the rest of the queen-size bed for her mom. Sharon quickly started kissing John and pressing her body against him. He knew she was trying to distract him until he became comfortable that a third. Given that, nothing in my life was to prepare me for what happened over the next few months.In January of 2005 our local hospital contracted with a national company for a management contract and when the dotted line was signed and the deal sealed the company sent a replacement administrator to Washington. In February, Don Jackson, the owner of Realty One and the current President of Rotary invited the administrator to our Wednesday Rotary meeting to give us a presentation on his company and.