He flies from the U.S. to the far east…Tokyo and Hong Kong…and back every week. He is gone Sunday till Thursday. So I work a lot during the week, ...nd go home to a big, empty house.‘Hmm’, Jayden thought to himself, wondering if she was getting enough at home.On Friday, the final day of training, Bernie told Jayden that she would come out and ride with him the following Wednesday. She asked him to set up a full day with four or five confirmed appointments and they would make some cold-calls too.. It could be weeks before we can come back to do it. And I don’t think the school office would be pleased about that.”He took out a tool from his box and began working on the radiator. Without looking up, he added, “You just carry on, don’t let me stop you. I won’t get in your way.”I stared at him, not believing what I was hearing. Was he really going to just continue working even though he knew I wanted to get showered and changed?“Well…er…it’s just that…I need to have a shower and get changed. It’s not fair!’ ‘You’re right, Eve. You are a wonderful teacher and a beautiful person. Look, you are only twenty-three. You’re a gorgeous woman with a lifetime before you. You will recover and no doubt have a job very soon. Call me anytime you need help and I’ll be more than happy to write you a job recommendation.’ I left his office feeling like Marie Antoinette being led to the guillotine. I felt so helpless and life seemed so hopeless. On the way home, I stopped for a caffeine fix at. She took her scooter and planned on a full day’s ride on Black Friday. I had no idea how that would work for her, but I silently wished her the best.“I need to get in touch with her,” Lucy said. “I don’t need any help this winter with the green houses, but I will in the spring and summer. What do you think she’s got herself into?”“I got no idea. I hope she didn’t get into anything with the law,” I answered. In the back of my mind, I saw her in the waiting room of the ‘Doc in a Box’. I could.