” She did not say anything as she made herself comfortable in my arms. She wrapped her hands around me as she hugged me tightly.Maya said, “I have...been missing this hug for years now. I love you, Vinay.”I replied, “I love you, Maya. I am sorry for everything.”She did not speak a word. She held my face in her hands and kissed both my cheeks. She looked into my eyes and kissed my lips. She removed the dupatta from her shoulders. She kept the dupatta aside and pushed my head down to bury my head. It already hurt too much to try it again.Many of those erotic but destructive images in Beth’s mind were superimposed over other, obviously older images. As Béla tried to walk from one image into the other, the victim and the perpetrator seemed to change. She saw another woman (not Beth, but with a similar appearance) alongside an indistinct bearded man doing what Beth seemed to require done to herself these days.She was slowly beginning to understand. Beth didn’t always look the way she did. Forcefield?" I guess," she sighed. "At least, it would if I hadn't lost it." She tapped at his foot to move so she could sit. Will guessed he'd spoiled the mood and there'd be no more cuddling. He swung his feet around, the rubbing fabric of the cushions reminding him as he sat upright that he was naked. Somewhat self-consciously he reached down to find his boxers as Janelle sat down next to him."So what's this veil look like?" Will asked. He wiggled into his boxers without standing.Janelle. I will look forward to your call." I just managed to say, "Ok bye". I checked the incoming call id on the phone. It was the dentist's number. So my twin was carrying on with the dentist and we did not know about it yet. As I turned after the call, I realised there was stunned silence in the room. Putti came up and hugged me. "You are great. Any doubts Rathi's friends may have about you, will disappear when they hear you speak like her. You are Rathi for both of us today. Come let us go to.