‘And by ‘have’, you mean?’ Ada draws a finger where the missing stroke belongs in Emily’s tattoo. The girl shudders. ‘By ‘have’, I mea... you’ll quicken her. Just make sure she sends me a few thousand.’ Carl is silent for a much longer moment. Finally, he says, ‘Dammit.’ Ada claps her hands and laughs. ‘Sucker!’ ‘Oh shut up and let’s get it done.’ Still laughing, Ada gets up and does a shuffling little victory dance as she disappears into the back room. Carl stares at the body of the girl. He helped her up and walked her to the shower, where he proceeded to wash her with loving strokes, soft kisses and care. “How about we just have some toast? I’m not really hungry,” he said.“I have some of Shelly’s ham and tomato soup?” she said.“Perfect,” Dale replied. He knew as well as Terry did that Shelly’s soups were a meal in themselves. So, they sat side by side at the table and enjoyed a simple meal. They were both happy just to be together.“So, when are we getting married?” Dale. “Guess!”“I don’t know. Because I disobeyed you?”“Because I fucking can! There is no reason for me to do anything that I do to you. I do it because I can. I don’t need reasons to hurt you. All I need is you to know that I can do to you whatever I want, and you will beg for more!”Alexander just stared at her.“You are still miles away from the strawberries. And I doubt, you will ever get there! I can see you want this, and you just want more.”She laughed, pinned his wrists again and bent down. And I realized that you had danced around our lives ever since I’ve known you. Even before I married Denny, you were there, being your sweet self. Your glitter and sparkle is muted, but it’s there. You’re caring and loving. You’ve been with us when we needed you, like flutes and bells urging us to keep moving.”I kept staring. I was dumbstruck.She crossed her arms under her breasts. I shamelessly looked right at them before dragging my eyes up to her face. It was obvious she knew exactly where I.