Besides, you can’t be much older than me.” “I’m 34.” “Oh,” Ellie let out of long sigh. For a moment we sat in silence, quietly thinking....“We’re quite a pair, aren't we?” Ellie broke the silence. “We’re something alright.” We both laughed. “Did you find a place for us to stay?” “Yeah, and I think you’re gonna like it.” I began driving in the direction of the B&B. I badly wanted something romantic to take place during our stay, but I was hoping that she wouldn't read too much into it. ** I’m not. "That sounds like a plan," she said giving his hand a brief squeeze as they walked towards the door.The day was gray, a moderate breeze blew from the north, it's bite moving through the two of them as they walked down the winding path towards the town."I love you," Michael said without turning, his thoughts moving and encompassing his surroundings and the woman at his side.The trees were almost bare, their leaves being blown by the ever-present wind. Michael felt the brief tug on his hand and. " A bad memory!" Meagan said loudly. "That was worse than the..." she trailed off before adding the word accident."Really?" Peter wondered in surprise."Well, um, actually in some ways yes. The argument was a bad experience start to finish. The other one started out OK, before, well, you know..."Peter changed the subject since Meagan was leaving a lot of sentences unfinished. "So you're going to be starting high school soon." Yeah, it's just a few weeks away." I've been thinking about that,". He’s like one of those gentleman adventurers from the penny dreadfuls.”“I am sure he would be happy to hear you say so,” Kaduska chuckled, heading back to the door to bring more things in. Caine, wearing a cowled cloak, came in carrying a box. He set it down on the table and walked back outside.“When I first met Will, this place was in worse shape than it is now. He had a black eye and a hangover, and had clearly not bathed in at least a week. Honestly, I thought he was a squatter. He was.