I washappy that Tracey was adapting, even thriving, in our new town, but Ifound that I had some problems settling in. Though Tracey was fine, itseems ... had become too used to the big city's rat race that I foundmyself bored without much to do. My companies were all pretty much takencared of, and were essentially running on autopilot, adequately run by myboard of directors, so there wasn't much for me to do around here. So, Ibought and took over the operations of the local mall and cineplex. Let us adventure."The adventure, however, involved little more than a stroll across the seemingly endless sea of rolling grasslands. Alicia quickly wished she was wearing her practice uniform rather than a blouse and skirt, because even if the tall grasses didn't hide dangerous animals, numerous plants determined to cut and scratch her bare legs certainly lurked there.Alicia ignored the discomfort and kept pace with Thakkor. He'd walked slowly at first, but picked up speed when it was obvious. Wir waren beide erfolgreiche junge ManagerInnen und hatten beide Beziehungen, und es würde scheinbar nicht zwischen uns passieren. Wir verstanden uns sofort und in kürzester Zeit hatten wir beide unsere alten Beziehungen zugunsten der neuen Beziehung aufgegeben. Das war vor drei Jahren.Alle in unserer Firma schwärmten davon, "wie perfekt Tom und Janet zueinander passen!" Jetzt heiraten wir und in unserem Leben hat sich viel verändert.Die Hochzeit war für Samstag, den 24. Juni angesetzt und wir. ’ The mamasan was nodding and smiling and I turned to her, ‘Khap kun ka,mamasan.’ I think for some reason she had taken a liking to me and wassaying something in Thai. Nin said, ‘She wants to know if change yourmind about working tonight, she say you make good money tonight.’I laughed and told Nin to tell her no, but I would consider it when Inext come back. Nin came round to face me looked closely at my face,brushed back some of the hair, ‘With new hair you need new makeup tomatch, will you.