Curious if she still felt me between her legs like I'd intended.When there was a knock at my door, I startled. It was too early for Scarlett to be up,...but I rushed to answer it anyway. Freezing on the spot.Brian, my brother, stood on the other side. His eyes were big, lips pressed together. “What are you doing here?” I demanded.“Why haven’t you been answering my calls?” he retorts.“Because I didn’t want to talk to you.”“Why?”I glared in response, too angry to speak. His eyes softened. “Let me. I was moving around the area, picking up small pieces of property as I went along. I had even gotten my mother to open a brokerage account, and had managed to pick up three or four new issues by companies that I knew had done well in my previous lifetime. I had even sold one parcel already, using a double escrow, and that had given me a profit that represented an incredible return multiple, based on the thousand dollar deposit that I'd paid in. What bothered me about doing that though, was the. ". . .but aside from your job, the rest of your life is in shambles.You've been living in the city for over a year. Have made any newfriends? Have you visited any of our old friends? Do you have anyfriends at all? Do you have any hobbies? Have you been to Shabbatservices? Have you spoken to Rabbi Strauss? Have you spoken to yourfolks . . . to Leah?"I had to shake my head no repeatedly. I was pretty much a hermit."No, of course not. You spend all your time alone. Frankly, my littleMiss. I didn't even realize that the youngest child, a little girl maybe three or four, somehow climbed up in to my lap.When I finely realize that she was in my lap I yelled because it scared the shit out of me and my yelling scared her. Once the girl stopped crying Amy's uncle asked if I could let his daughter stay till they could figure out what to do and as I had a four bedroom house and all.Looking at the little girl that I just scared I thought about Emily and agreed as long as no one went into.