"It must be a big relief getting that problem solved," Arnold said."Oh yeah," I agreed. "I could use a few months of regular, sane days. It seems like...drama seems to follow us around. I'm hoping this is the beginning of a stable life." Well, don't get too comfortable. I think the Valley Farm Investment Corporation is about to go into receivership, and Mr. Joseph McVeigh is about to have his little empire come crashing down around his ears. The bank contacted us and wants to open negotiations to. That's the real reason I brought them over today, to see if we couldn't cheer her up." What do you mean "all that's going on?" I asked.She looked at me and I saw understanding cross her face, "She hasn't told you, has she?" Told me what?" No no" Annie said, "I'm not going there. It's not my place. You have to get it from her."I spent the rest of the day in a blue funk waiting for Annie and the kids to leave so I could confront Lana. Annie hadn't even cleared the driveway before I went to Lana. He’d sort of become my mentor online, someone that listened to my life’s story without falling asleep at the keyboard. Granted it took me several months to give him any details, but like water falling on a stone over time, he’d worn down the shell I had encased my feelings in and I’d learned that I was a human being with some worth. What had started as weekly conversations had turned into nightly chats for the most part. Of course occasionally we missed a night or two, but not often, and when. Jab vo ghar ayi toh mai bhut khush hua but mere mind mai kuch galat nhe tha. vo ghar ka sara kaam kr dete the. ek din ki baat hai mai nahane ke liye bathrum mai gaya maine jaise he kapde utare mujhe uski bra dikhae di. jisse dekh kar mera loda khada ho gaya. aur mere mind mai feelings aane lgi. but maine apne mind ko divert kiya aur naha kr bhar chala gya.Raat ko lite chali gae but invertor ki vajah se 1 kamre ka a.c he chal skta tha. toh sana, mai aur mera chota bhai ek he bed par soo gae...