Now my landlord look older than he actually is with his grey thinning hair and wispy beard and although when he speaks he comes across as the worlds g...umpiest old man he is actually a nice guy, well I certainly haven’t had issues with him although our contact since I took the house has been pretty minimal as I usually sort out any issues.“Alright Bertie?” I said as he approached me, “Good job there Frank” he said as he looked at the fence framework which was all good and didn’t need replacing,. Having had a life of freedom, ending up in my mid 30s living with my parents in a small town was not the best. I had no contacts and few friends left from my younger days. It was like coming back from Mars, my long-time girlfriend from long ago was happily married and didn’t want to talk and everyone else had moved on. Needless to say I was pretty lonely and pretty broke. I’d applied for a couple of jobs and had been turned down, the usual, too much experience, not enough local experience, you. It changed you and her. Everything is better because of it...”She puts a finger to his lips. “It will end in failure,” she whispers. “I would rather it ends her with some semblance of happiness. It will hurt for me just as it will for you, maybe less but it will hurt nonetheless.”Alan nods and he steps back. He understands, but he doesn’t want to accept it. Heartbreak is not something he is used to. It has happened once when his mother died, but he has ran from it and kept it at bay. “The. ?” I replied.Mom still half bent then said.. “Don’t be so bloody rude and open the door, you’re my son, I’m not getting undressed in front of you.” mom said then carried on. “Besides you’re too young to see a grown woman naked, . . . they’ll be plenty of time for that when you get older and start courting and get married.”I replied back.“Oh! . . . so it’s ok for you to see your own son naked and see me get embarrassed about, it but not when it comes to you.” I then shut the door and said..