ABSTRACT
I am now several weeks into my new job at MCCA, gradually getting to know the place. I found an apartment, but it won’t be ready until the rst week in April, so I’m still at the Shelter Island Hotel. Not having a real place of my own has led me to work a lot-it’s either work, spend time at Mary’s, or hang out in a hotel room. Mary and I have chosen to limit our time together with her children, so they can get used to me gradually. As a result, even though we are now living just a few miles apart, I see her only two or three times a week. –e good point about that is we would both like it to be more o¡en, and we’ve started to talk about setting a date to tie the knot. –e downside is I’m working almost all the time.
