All the questions he'd thought of, while trying to get to sleep, were still there.While he was in, doing paperwork, he ran a computer search for civil...actions. Her divorce hearing had taken place while she was in the hospital, unconscious. It was listed as: "Uncontested—dissolution granted in favor of the petitioner." The years she had spent with a man were dissolved in a matter of fifteen minutes, because she wasn't there to argue about it.She didn't even know she was no longer married.By the. We used to love being in each others arms and having short naps while hugging each other. This continued for sometime and then one fine Friday evening….when she was home and it was raining outside and thus was unable to return back at that time….. and that is when things moved rapidly forward ….We were both watching TV and she had her head resting on my thighs and my one hand was on her head and another one on her waist….she was wearing jeans and a sleeveless top….suddenly she got up and sat. ”“I’ll make some calls in a few minutes and see what we can line up. Do you have makeup that will cover up that bruise?”“No, unfortunately. I just have some powder and lipstick. I can’t afford much else. I have a confession to make. I’m basically broke.”“If you’re not superstitious you could paw through Edie’s makeup and see if there’s anything salvageable or useful to you. I’ve never had the courage to just toss it all. Some of it looks brand new. When my sons have visited it just didn’t seem. Amanda, stood up and then buckled as her ankle gave way. ‘Ow, that stings’ and she looked down to see her sandals had given way at the heel and there was a red looking scrap down the side of her foot. ‘Here, let me help’ said the stranger kneeling by her feet and without asking permission he picked up her ankle and expertly moved her foot around. ‘Doesn’t seem to be too serious, it will bruise, but nothing broken, a slight sprain.’ Amanda looked at him, bemused with his easy self assured.