"I think I'm going to have to lock you away somewhere. It's not safe for you out there." I'm fine Gwen," I said hugging her, back."Well come along you...must be hungry let's get you some dinner," she said taking me by the hand and leading me to the kitchen where D and Joyce were waiting."Amanda I'm relieved that you are OK," said Joyce coming over and giving me a hug."I'm fine," I said.We all sat down and had a bite to eat. I was a little relieved when they stopped asking if I was alright. While. I don’t know what she might be thinking about me, she might consider me a creep and a pervert. What have I done?? I molested my best friend’s wife in a public place. If she complains, I might lose my job, get arrested and each and every person I knew will spit on my face. What would my parents think about me?? What would Vinod think about me?? The 10 seconds of lust is going to cost me my entire life. The society will never accept me, I will be a molester forever in their eyes.I am freaking my. But you messed up two orders this week, worse than what you did a couple months ago.”“I’m sorry, Mr. Vertus. I’m not perfect. My home life-”“Don’t give excuses. Give me two wheeeeks notice,” Asshat wheezed. “And spend those two weeks training Claire. She may not be as precise, but she’s more reliable.” He wanted me to hate my henchling and mis-train her. So he could fire her too. Asshat wanted the library to himself on the day he retired. That was the story Claire and I had made up.“I’ll do. . that much was evident. If he was willing to become a widower after such a short spell, he must love her a lot, right? Why else willingly wed a terminally ill cancer patient? He also had a very unorthodox view of marriage, as did Mom and the rest of us by now. He started out by giving Mom a “hall pass” to satisfy her “bucket list,” but it quickly morphed into some kind of polyamorous arrangement where they each had affairs with all of us. What a guy?Not surprisingly, the words “forsaking all.