”Several colleagues were standing around him when he opened his eyes. “You were gone there for a minute, bud.” someone said. It had seemed longe... to Gabe. His eyes centered on Erin.“I’m sorry,” he said, “I have no idea-”She shushed him, “I’m flattered, forget about it.”In truth she was offended as well, but she found Gabriel too charming tomake something of it.Gabriel was back in his matrix-room. There had been some offers of sending him home for the day, but he had declined. He’d feel just as. ”Helena leaned back and looked in Troy’s eyes.“She’s important to you.”“And to Julie.”“Yeah, but she’s more important to you. Ok, I’m sorry; she’s off limits.”“Thanks. That was easier than I expected.”“For one of us, anyway. You used to get that look in your eye when you talked about me. It’s not the Julie look, but it’s still nice. I wasn’t able to accept settling for it; maybe she can.”“Helen, she’s had the kind of life you might have if not for an old Greek man with strange fashion sense who. “Sit down for a moment and let's chat,” she said as she gestured toward a chair. Tea things had been set on a small table and Sissy poured for both of us. “Your friend, Gina, told us all about you when she made your reservation. I guess what I want to know is if you will trust the plans we have made for you or if you would like something more traditional?” I hardly knew what to say. I knew Gina would not do anything to embarrass me but she also knew that I am a planner by nature and that I find. I cried.Aug 7th: I came home with the emptiest feeling I’ve ever had. I lost my husband. My future. My marriage. My life. I walked into the house, that was once our home, not expecting to see people sitting in the living room. I saw an unsmiling Roy first, then his mother and sister, and my mother. Someone grabbed me as I started to fall.I came to on the couch with someone waving smelling salts under my nose. Then I recognized more people. One of them was the preacher that married us. There was.