‘Oh Lisa I am so sorry, if I had have known, you know I wouldn’t have left you with him, Nick would never have introduced you guys if he knew what...he was capable of. We’re so sorry.’ ‘It’s ok Jess really, I know you wouldn’t have left if you knew, it’s ok.’ Jeremy spoke up ‘well I had better get going, leave you guys to it, I need to have a shower anyways, I stink haha.’ ‘Please don’t go’ Lisa pleaded. ‘You saved my life, and a lot of other things, please stay.’ ‘Don’t worry gorgeous, I’ll be. The Girl was almost inclined to like the man, in some ways, by now.The leaves were falling all the time at this late date in September and she had no sooner swept and cleared the paths and lawns when her efforts were rendered useless by yet another gust of wind and yet more leaves to be cleared. There were weeks and weeks of this wearisome task still to come! She realised this with a sinking heart.Much of the garden was a slope, and a pretty steep one at that. Mrs Bottomley, her Mistress, had. Her feet like mine were bare and dusted with sand, for some strange reason I found myself yearning to touch and hold this stranger."Read me one"I looked up quickly, the smile that played across her lips and the glint in her eyes spoke volumes and I felt myself blush as I realised she had caught me staring at her."What?" A poem, read me one, please" she said holding the book towards me."I don't know" Please"I reached for the book."This one"I looked at her and then at the page she was pointing. She tapped in her birthday and opened the gate, then the door. 'I never saw a thing while I was here before, ' she thought. 'Except him.'The house was U-shaped with a big patio and pool in the center. The high ceilings were supported by heavy timber posts and wooden beams. The outside walls were mostly solid, covered with stucco that looked a little like adobe. The space inside was incredibly open, the walls to the patio were glass that looked like most of it would slide open in good.