Come in," she urged and he came inside and she closed the door and placed the roses on the entry table."Come, sit down, Matt, here, next to me," she s...id as she sat down on the sofa."How long have you lived here?" I asked trying to provide some conversation before the others showed up."Oh, about a year now, come on, I'll show you around," she said and our unsuspecting and inexperienced young man followed her into the small kitchen, then into the bathroom, ending up in her bedroom."Your friends. " No, you don't have to worry, I wasn't going to tell her about her daughter until Fran herself did, or gave me permission to do so. I would have told her about drugs or alcohol, or even about her daughter seeing the wrong kind of boys, but her tryst with Janet Olson (and Becky) was not the sort of stuff that needed me to deliver the news.Bonnie understood my code words and responded with her own code. "I was just going to call you; I need your opinion on something."My body cried out for. The key is not to use a destructive behavior to cope. Alcoholism, drug abuse, and serial infidelity are all responses to the pressure of being a doctor, with death being just one of the bigger causes of stress and depression.”“Lovely,” I said.“I told you that doctors had the highest rates of divorce and substance abuse. I think you’re starting to see why.”“Yeah,” I sighed.“What can we do for you, Tiger?”“Just love me,” I sighed.“That we can easily do!” Jessica said, taking my hand and leading. She wore a business look-a-like suit in the color of gray. Her hair was wrapped up into a bun and had streaks of gray. Serena thought she might have been one of the old, boring, dull teachers. Christine walked her in and introduced them.“Hi, Mrs. Page,” Christine said.Mrs. Page looked up and smiled. “Hello, dear. Who is this?” she asked, gesturing to Serena.“This is Serena. She’s a new student.”“I see. Come here Ms. Serena.”Serena slowly walked forth to Mrs. Page. Mrs. Page stood up and looked.