A terrible moment of silence followed. I could see that he was thinking while looking at me. Then he sighed and relaxed a little, like he had decided ...omething."I wasn't wrong. You definitely would be who I'm looking for" he said, and I cringed. "Don't be like that, I'm exactly like you. I struggle to get in contact with people, just like you" he said standing up and getting closer, what made me step back. "Don't worry, I'm not hitting on you nor do I want to do something to you here. But I. "Here," shewhispered.Alexis began to protest after yesterday's talking to about wearing hermother's clothes, but Ann shook her head. Closing the door shecontinued. "It's ok if I loan it to you," she reassured. "It's one ofthe privileges of a mother-daughter relationship." She winked.Alexis slipped on the light material and felt a cool rush as it slidover the pjs. She tied the belt off. Ann giggled a bit, since thatrobe was almost obscenely short on her, it fit Alexis quite nicely. . Little obstacles like moving, and not letting me know where she had gone to, and using a solicitor who obviously had a grudge against cheating husbands and would take so long to reply to letters from my solicitor, that any information grudgingly passed on was out of date within a week. Then the whole cycle would start again. I thought that it would change when my ex-wife died of Liver and Kidney failure, but my daughter who was twelve at the time was placed in foster care. Social services did. "Before I leaveyou this morning, I have one more thing I'd like to share with you."The last remaining noise from the audience started to quiet down at theserious tone in my voice. I took a deep breath, not entirely sure howto introduce the next part. I had warned the band that I was going todo this earlier, but we hadn't rehearsed anything."I had the opportunity to visit Ground Zero yesterday morning," I toldthe crowd. "It hit me just how proud I am to be an American. I want toshare that with.