” He turned to check the clock. “ ... seven in the morning.”“No, she’s-” I stopped. Connections grew between the clues in my mind. I had w...ken up next to Erik. He called me darling. He treated me like I was his. He didn’t know his wife’s name.And I was still wearing the ring.No ... this couldn’t be possible ... But no prank show could make my hair grow three inches overnight, or put a couple of pounds onto my ass. And no show could get Erik to grab aforementioned bigger ass and proposition me. I said “what are you saying di, you too just like me, really pity di”.Lakshmi seeing me “u still look hot, if you think you can make any man yours”. I said “you too can” after some time I scolded “hey our son are already teens, how can we search for husbands now, don’t you feel shame”. she said “how can we control our desire, then”. I said “what can we do for it, its our fate di”.Lakshmi asked, “if you don’t get angry, can I ask one thing, vennila”. I said, “what and why am I going to scold. ‘Hi, Dan. I haven’t seen you in awhile, How is everything? ‘Fine. Just working.’ I had a Chrysler Grey marine on my engine stand, I was just finishing it up. I tried not to meet her gaze as I snugged up the last bolts. ‘Are you still seeing Tony?’ That got out of me before I could stop it. ‘Tony? Oh. Yes, sometimes.’ She seemed hesitant. She even blushed a little. ‘I noticed his truck outside…all night.’ She blushed again, her eyes downcast. ‘Tony wants to buy a boat. He wants me to be with. They talked every other day on the phone. 10 weeks after their cottage trip she visited her doctor. This time his sperm hit their mark, she was pregnant, did an ultrasound. One healthy looking girl. Wife was crying when she called Amal to give him the good news.Time passed fast, 9 months and poof, she delivered a healthy baby girl. Her skin color was just like her dad's, very dark. Wife was thrilled that at 54 she had finally delivered a healthy black baby that she desired for decades! Amal was.