"Alright, does anyone want something to drink?" asked Kelly. "We have some homemade lemonade in the fridge. Jill, can you get it out and the fruit too..."Jill and I helped Kelly prepare lunch. Kelly's cooking and hosting skills were acclaimed by a boisterous vocal vote."I'd better be going," said Barbara. "I need to check the books over at my boutique. Thanks for lunch, dear."She got up and kissed Kelly. Then she gave Jill and me a hug and kiss each."Thanks for doing this for me," said Barbara as. Stand….sit….stand…. Voo…. Tholu valusta………..pirralu kosta………vattalu chitaka kodathaani chavakodutu gunjilluu theeyistunnaru. Ma vadine, Pinni, thega navvutunnaru.Ramana ma vadine mukkuni motham notlo pettukuni cheekadu. Mee annayya modda antha podugu unte nee modda inta chinnadi ga endukundi gadida ani cane theesukuni pirrala meeda, thodala meeda kodtunnadi. Nenu neppitho body motham kadilistu vayyo.. Banisanu……….antu aravasaganu. Nagamani viragabadi navvutoo, ma ammaki kopam chala ekkuva.. I was sure that she wasn't meeting anyone at the house. It ate at me for a whole week. Of course, by that time, the love bite was gone, but the memory of it lingered on.Our sex life was fine. Maybe I wasn't as romantic as I should have been, but I always bought her flowers for no reason, and I never forgot her birthday or our anniversary. We went out to eat on a regular basis and took in a few shows or movies whenever we could. Every year we took a family vacation to someplace special. I. A special excursion train did travel up to Cumberland one weekend, proving that the tracks were actually finished, but it made no stops.When May 18 was established as the new starting day for regular service, a good number of wagers were made throughout Rockville, and knowing smiles were exchanged when no steam engines appeared on that date. "I told you so," seemed to spread across the town like a tide.But on Sunday, May 25, scheduled service began with very little fanfare. Soon five or six.