Beneath this magisterial, if unspoken, rebuke, she cowered visibly. It must have been obvious to all that there was nothing of the brazen exhibitionis... about her, merely shame of the very deepest kind.One of the two people who boarded was a man attired in a saffron robe and bare feet. His head was shaved and there were signs that the razor had slipped several times. His eyes had the glazed look of one who is under the influence of a mood changing and possibly illegal substance. In happier. She took atissue and patted it away as not to ruin his makeup."Mommy honey," Do you really have to add that to what I am already suffering. Look atme." I am looking at you sweetie. Call me mommy."Martin said nothing else."Martin, listen to me honey, I may be able to get this marriageannulled. I talked to the lawyer that did the annulment of your marriageto your last wife," she held his hand."Get me out of here then, NOW!" he said. "Don't make me walk out therein front of all those people. Then the phone rang. I picked it up and handed it to my mother in law. Her son Mike, a civil engineer, was being sent home early from a road job because of thunderstorms. “Thought I’d come by on my way home. Is there anything you want from the supermarket?”Louise wanted desperately to stall him, as he worked just 15 minutes away. “How about milk?”“You had more than half a gallon in your fridge two days ago.”My brother in law chuckled, “Forget the groceries, I’ll be over in 15 minutes.”So much. What brought this on then?"Tim grinned at Jill and said, "Rekindled childhood romance, and a touchof fate. I grew up in this house and to see it empty uncared for... " Hegrinned again and squeezed Jill's hand. "When we were looking for ahome." Ah! Now I'm with you, I forgot you're from round here," Bob nodded."Okay let's talk colour?"Tim nodded at Jill and said, "What you think love?"At first Jill felt a little overwhelmed, as Bob began to guide her aboutthe house chattering on about how colour.