I doubt it had beencleaned once in the many months since Beth passed away. My one pair ofsneakers made that sticky sound in places. I'd been working o... thekitchen ever since. All it took was an hour or so in the morning and theplace didn't look too bad. Nobody had said anything yet though. That'sodd, right?While I worked, I couldn't help noticing the magazine. The woman wascertainly sexy: heavy makeup, big boobs, with lots of skin showing andthat thick, full head of hair framing a perfect face.. ”“But Guruji, how can I be, half nude in front of a woman?” The Sage could find the dilemma in Ramanan’s face. “What is wrong in that Ramanan? She is here to help you. The only way you can help her is by allowing her to carry out her duties, for which you want to remove your dhoti.”The dilemma still crossed Ramanan’s face. Seeing that the Sage continued, “Don’t consider her as a woman, think of her as a physician who is helping you bear a child.” That hit the point, and Ramana nodded his head.. ‘I don’t mean to pry on your private life,’ Bullshit! ‘But I think that I can help you. I might have it all wrong but I think your troubles stem from a relationship break down, one that has hurt you more than you thought possible.’ ‘To quote the classic line, ‘I refuse to confirm or deny that assumption.’ How could you possibly understand what I have gone through.’ I was just about to add ‘because you’re a woman’, but thought better of it. ‘I thought that we had a deal.’ ‘Oh all right, we have. " That was all I needed to hear to know that it would be worth whatever it took to get another day or evening or weekend with Nicole.When I learned that Nicole would be within a couple of hours drive again in the near future for a skating competition, I called her and we arranged for the two of us to get together both before and definitely after she skated that day. When the day for her competition arrived, I could hardly wait to meet Nicole again. She'd told me where she was staying and I went.