.."He swallowed hard a couple of times, then opened the door. With a finalanxious backward look, he stepped out and, holding his purse over hishead, r...n in his heels up to the doorway and disappeared from sight.She sighed, and started the car. First day of school, she thought, isalways a bitch.--Once inside the main entranceway, he gazed around in astonishment. Thehall seemed full of girls. All of them were dressed much as he was, incrinolines and heels, full makeup, bows and lace. It was noisy. She scrunched it up and tried to furrow her brow then leaned forward toward me.“Just what, exactly, are your intentions with my mother,” she asked in the deepest voice she could manage. “I certainly hope they’re honorable. That’s all I ask.”I leaned forward toward her. “Very honorable,” I managed before I bust out laughing and the two of them right behind me.“So, Mars,” I said, “is it okay with you if I date your mom? Does it seem weird to you?”“Yes, and yes. I like you Mister J, and I think. My care and concern for mom increased greatly in the past few years as she had been living separately from daddy. I call her every other day and keep a tab on her well being to see that she is happy. I sincerely try to fulfill my duties as a caring, responsible son in every possible way.That’s the least I can do for her. Since I have moved to Mumbai and taken up a well paying corporate job, I have started dating woman. Till then my mom used to keep a strict vigil on me and ensured that I stayed. That same angry voice that always stayed at the back of her mind shouted out to her that what happened was inevitable. Sooner or later she would have ended things between them, but she didn’t want to hear that voice. What jarred her most was that she never wanted to end things with him. She had blamed him for his carefully constructed barriers against people but understood why they were there. He was a public figure and would need a way to keep some things private. What little cracks he had in.