But I wasn't really worried about it, all I knew was that I was falling in love, and I hate to say, ... hopelessly. I hadn't "fallen" for a woman in a...long time, and this was the first time I ever really seriously considered getting married. I had known her now about 9 or 10 weeks, but she had already cured me of running around, and to tell you the truth, it felt good. I mean, I still looked and admired, but I was cured of chasing and obsessing.The local auditor from corporate wasn't enthralled. He motioned in my direction, and Hanna then saw me as well. Her smile was exciting to me, and I hurried over to them and as I did, Hanna set her luggage down and we embraced; something that men and women did not do in Rabat (even in 2020), plus, even though Hanna had a head scarf d****d over her shoulders and around her neck, she wasn't wearing it, and she received a number of disapproving glances from the locals. When she released me, I immediately lifted the scarf and d****d it over her long. Didibahi abar pagol hoye ulto palta bolte laglo. Sukhe kator hoye sudhu osfute bole choleche ‘chod chod bhai amar. Atodin kothai chili re. aro aro aro chod. Chude chude tor ai chhinal magi didi tar gud fatiye de aj.’ Bolei abar jol chhere dilo. ‘Amar sob bandhobi ra gud fatiye niyeche. Ami atodin nurse namer kolongko chhilam jar gud akhono virgin. Aj de amar bodnam ghuchiye de na bhai. Fatiye de. Aro aro aro jore chod amai. Sob bandhobi der cheye amar gud er futo ta besi dhile kore de na bhai.. I hope the shirt hasn't screwed it up too much. Thanks for bringing me." You know I'll take you anywhere, anytime," I told her as she vanished into the bathroom."Still," she called out around the corner, "it must get to be pretty old by now, doesn't it?" Never," I replied even though it was partially true. Brenda had been going to auditions, tryouts and cattle-calls since she was four years old. In those days, her mother and I would have walked through fire to make sure she got to her.