He feels helpless and in point of fact he is. And he gets it, and in getting it he is despairing. Owen, I can’t write him off, I owe him,” she sai.... Her husband nodded.“I know, I know, okay, we’ll keep trying, But, Abbs, I’m at my wits end. I just don’t know how I or we can get through to the man,” he said.“So what happened? I mean you went all that way just to hear him tell you to get lost? What?” she said. “Did you get a word in edgewise? I mean nothing?”“Not exactly,” he said.“Okay?” she. Prakash started to drift to a half sleep condition.Madhu was still feeling some cold. She had stopped sobbing and her fright was gone due to proximity with Prakash. She felt safe and secure in presence of Prakash next to her in bed.She knew that Prakash was half a sleep because he was snoring for few minutes and then stops snoring. When he snored, his palm over her head and forehead use to stop moving. When his snores stop his palm starts to move.She was feeling great to get caresses from. There was no shift or change in his position to avoid seeing me, yet he never stole a glance towards me.How can he do that? I wondered out loud. My eyes shifted towards my date that had heard my muttering. He turned to see what had captured my attention. I felt a need to explain, maybe he would take pity on me and we could leave, like a dog with its tail tucked between their legs."So that's the ex, huh?"I nodded and tried to keep my eyes on my date, but they veered to my right and I was again. I was slightly shocked, he was as blunt as anyone could be, and deep down in myself there was a spark trying to ignite something I knew I should not."Look, I'm sorry, have another coffee, on me and a piece of cake", I was practically begging him to stay a little longer, I was answering my own question, I was physically lonely and this man, this stranger, was offering me some love?He looked straight into my eyes, "Throw in a nice kiss and I stay until before your husband gets back?My heart was.