For most of her life, Trygve Thorensen had made himself totally available to his children. She couldn't imagine him wanting to do anything else. But one of these days he might find someone a little more …ah …shall we say, mature, to spend his time with?” She smiled, as Allyson shrugged. He just spends all his time with the kids, or writing about politics, but he does that at night. “He hasn't had a girlfriend, not a real one, since Chloe's mom left, and that was over a year ago. He was actually very happy alone, with his children, for the moment. All the women he knew in town seemed like vultures, waiting for fresh prey, and he had no intention of becoming their next victim. At first, he wouldn't even consider dating. He couldn't imagine marrying anyone again, or even a serious relationship. He realized now just how bad it had been. And even more surprising to him, he had absolutely no desire to try again and risk the same pain with someone else. Much to his surprise it was like the end of a constant pain. He told himself lies that only he believed, “…she'll get used to it … it was difficult for her to give up her career …leaving Hollywood had been so hard on her …marriage was harder for her than most, because she was so creative …and of course, Bjorn had been a terrible shock to her….” He had made every possible excuse for her for twenty years, and couldn't believe it when she finally left him. When she left him finally, everyone was relieved, except Trygve, who had allowed himself to drift slowly downstream for years, trying to pretend that it wasn't really as bad as it seemed. In truth, she really wanted him to end it. She seemed not to care who knew what she did, especially Trygve. But it came as no surprise when Dana began having frequent affairs. And Trygve was a husband most women envied. Her children were wonderful, even Bjorn with his special sweetness. In the end, she was a woman whom no one liked, an angry soul, raging at a fate that others thought wasn't so bad. And Bjorn was, in her eyes, the ultimate shame and disappointment. She couldn't relate to any of them, even when she tried. He took groups of children camping and fishing with him, and was a major force in organizing the Special Olympics, at which Bjorn excelled, much to everyone's delight, except Dana's. He was patient, kind, always happy to include other children in their plans.