..My thoughts were like black, swirling, clouds for a minute. With Gary gone, everything seemed wrong to me. I was angry at Kate, but I'd be more angr... if she decided to leave us, if only because of what it would do to Gary. And I was a bit miffed with Gary, mostly for ignoring the signs that Kate was losing it, but also because he'd left us for three weeks. That's my excuse for letting Saralinda's careless phrasing send me into dark angst. And my excuse for almost missing her last words."I'm. It’s late 2012, I’m 51 years old, retired with a hot wife named Julia, with no kids.The details of how the Time Machine works I never fully learned, but I finally convinced my big brother to take me to it.“Hello, Martin – is this your brother?” Doc asked after opening the door to the two of us.“Yeah, I did my best to explain what was going on, but he insisted on seeing the Time Machine up close and personal, for himself,” my older brother said a bit condescendingly.Marty showed me the controls,. Warily, I smiled and replied, "Ok, you totally have a deal, Hailey!" Iwas fairly confident with some of my control at the moment that I couldbeat her at her game. We both turned and walked toward the bioclassroom, with the sound of my heels click on the hard floor. Part ofme really enjoyed that sound, but I knew I shouldn't become accustomedto it. Nor, again, that feeling of my tight-covered thighs almostpurposely brushing against each other. No, I had to ignore all that.As we approached. Even now when I have so exhaustive and exhausting a basis for comparison, he is still exceptional. It was most definitely not: marry in haste, repent at leisure. At least not for me. And I don’t think for him. Despite everything that has happened, I still love him, though I can’t expect him to believe that. The problems were my work and winter. I did not realize how much more demanding being a partner would be. In addition to managing my fund, I had all sorts of new responsibilities, and all.