How embarrassing.And it got worse for me, I tried to argue with her and I accidentallysaid, "Mommy, you don't understand." I had meant to say Molly bu... Iscrewed it up. She realized what I had said and this caused an intenselook to come across her face. She asked, "Is that what the drugs areabout? You miss your Mom? Do you need me to step in and truly act asyour Mother would? Would it help you to fix your life?" I was terrifiedat the direction she was taking this. I said, "You don't have to. That was the beginning of my doubts. While I loved Brad, did I really want that kind of commitment? This is just one more thing for me to think about.When I got out of the shower, I went into my room and dried my hair and put on another bikini. Since it was only 7:30, I knew better than to wake Janet, so I grabbed my book and headed out to the trampoline to catch the morning sun. While out there I did more thinking than reading. Were things really as complicated as they seemed to be? Was I just. Jyoti used to come to my home to have gossips with my mom and to gather information about the local markets and surrounding from mom.Interaction started to increase between us.She used to talk to me whenever she used to come to my place.She was a foodie and a shopaholic person.One day while in the balcony I was talking to one of my friend about going to KFC for having some chicken bucket she overheard that and asked me whereabouts of KFC. I guided her but she was unable to understand the. "Hanna, would you help me honey," Bill asked?The 12 year old jumped up and ran around the table saying, "Sure Mr. Black sir."Bill was standing to the side of Linda now and she was watching him out of the corner of her eyes. Bill rolled his eyes with a smile for her benefit and got a little smile back."You aren't uncomfortable are you," Bill asked Linda quietly."No sir," Linda said just as quietly then amended the statement. "Well, not a lot." Well, let me see if we can change that," Bill.