She waited until nearly eleven a.m. then gave up waiting on him. She knocked on his door until he finally answered. He was sleep tousled and bleary ey...d when he opened the door.Nicole could see clutter everywhere in the room behind him. She sighed to herself and thought 'at least it isn't the pigsty I expected'. Carl looked at her for a moment then snarled, "What do you want? Do you always just come barging in where you're not needed waking people up?"Nicole felt another surge of anger and. Not a stuck up asshole like most of the other stock brokers and accountants who lived in the neighborhood. He was funny, down to earth and utterly unpretentious.They were happy to share the details of their lives. How both of them were in really dark places when they met and how time together and the strength of their relationship made all that disappear.“When I met her I thought she was out of my league… she was gorgeous. Couldn’t imagine how someone that hot would want anything to do with a. “Frank Wilson said you might drop by” said Barry, as he introduced himself and Vera, “welcome”. Having introduced themselves Rhonda took the lead. “Frank said you train dogs here” she said “so we thought we would come and look”. Barry smiled “yes Frank also told us what sort of dog you might be looking for. We do turn them over so at the moment we have 3 dogs fully trained and a couple in training. Vera, why don’t you take these ladies down to the pens to see what we have while Victor and I go. Through prayer and penitence, you may just find absolution.’ Her contorted expression and puffy, red eyes made it clear that she did not appreciate his offer. ‘Whether you choose to pursue this, or seek solace, your life here as you knew it is no more,’ he said flatly. ‘Only you can decide this, Miss Harper.’ Fresh tears welled up and streamed down her face. ‘I thought that he loved me,’ she said sadly. ‘We were to be married in two weeks.’ ‘All of us face temptation, my child. Sadly, even the.