But although she was 55 and I was 30 years her junior it dawned on me, during the time I spent in her home , that there was a chemical attraction, som...thing which you can't explain but there, whether it be because of her openness, her kindness I cannot say -maybe simply a bit of both but it did not take long for me to realise Marie was a very lonely lady - and when she told me she had only five years previously, lost her husband in a car crash I immediately felt empathy for her.Not as though. She suggested I go even if it was just to get out of the house. I stillreally didn't want to go but Tanya insisted and I have never been able tosay no to her, at least as far as I can remember, so, the next day Ishowed up at the field wearing pink shorts and a halter top which Tanyapicked out for me. I was still a bit too new at this to be able to pickout clothes. In the house it really didn't matter what I wore but Tanyaalways made it girlish.I guess Ron must have seen me because he pointed. Barbara Jean and Cheyenne were on the couch chatting happily while my ex-husband and my son in law were down on the knees giving the two of them expert pedicures and pampering them while they sipped on mimosas.There were still a few other people in my living room talking and laughing and I came down and cleared my throat – once, twice, three times and finally shouted “Hey everybody, get the hell out of here!” and that cleared out most everyone.Barbara Jean looked up at me as if she were. “And Paris I think still.”“We’ll headquarter there in any case,” said Rachel.“Eddie’s place,” Cheryl nodded. “We can have everyone there.”“Uhm ... we have two wives who need to work,” Joe reminded her.“I bet you can have Jeff transfer Li to Paris,” Cheryl suggested. “There’s always been a dissonant Chinese community there.”“True,” Joe smiled. “But what about Moira?”“It’s her company,” Cheryl shrugged. “Maybe you can convince her to expand it there.”“I’ll talk to her.”“Convince her.”“Yes boss,”.