And now she was pregnant! Iwas beside myself but Richard had always wanted another child and wasexcited about it and after all what was I so worried a...out? Thiswould be "my" third child after all! Ruth was excited and couldn'tunderstand my apprehension. I kept silent as usual because I wasofficially Joan now, Mrs. Richard Daniels.I'd make it through the pregnancy and the breast feedings and thediapers and the long nights that were sure to add to my duties. Andas the years passed and I watched. I don’t want to force or blackmail you.” I let her go and left for my room. She was motionless. I went to the bed and was thinking what might have happened She eventually shut the TV and turned off the sitting room light and went to her room.I was not exactly sleeping, going in and out of sleep. A couple of hours later, around three in the morning, I heard couple of small knocks on my door. The door was not locked. I knew it was Shompa. I did not respond. Few seconds later she pushed the door. Opening my apartment’s door I led her in. She walked over to the counter and picked up the Heroes box set. “You a fan?” I asked as I grabbed the phone from the hook. Grabbing the directory, I looked for the best service. “Kind of, I’m part of the cast.” “I thought you said your name was Claire?” I asked her. “Oh…Right. Yeah, my name’s actually Hayden Panettiere.” My eyebrows shot up at that, looking at her frame, all of the pieces seemed to fall into place. “Hayden?” I asked, unsure of if it. ”She raised an eyebrow. “From anyone else, that’d be hard to believe.” She sighed. “But I know someone else who slept with a young woman and didn’t touch her sexually, just gave her the security of being held and loved.” She poured a mug of lukewarm coffee, sipped, and made a face. “I’ll make some fresh. This is almost cold. Would it help if you slept with me?”“Wouldn’t you mind?”“I sort of miss having company in bed, myself.”“What was he like, your husband?”She half smiled. “Oh, Dave...” she.