“Yes, Mr. Reynolds,” I responded. “Your parents went to Atlanta to see your sister and their new grandchild,” he informed me. “They asked me...to watch the house and collect the mail, since Gwen’s parent are also out of town. Oh sorry to hear about Gwen.”“Thank you, Mr. Reynolds. Do you have a key?” I asked.“No, I do not. There was no reason for me to get inside,” he answered. “Do you need me to give you a ride somewhere?”“Thanks for offering. I'll call the person that dropped me off,” I. Curiously no one ever asked what happened to Rawlings’ police car, so my sister Hettie and brother-in-law Jack were never questioned about its disappearance. The little Ford motor car that Mary bought is stored in the yard at the flat in Denmark Hill and I use it occasionally when off-duty, although the petrol allowance only gives me about half to three-quarters of an hour’s driving a week, and there are rumours that the petrol allowance for private cars will stop completely in a few months’. " I – umh – I'm okay, just a bit down. Listen, Tess. Go to bed and activate the alarm. I'll be another hour or so. Okay?" If you say so. Joey, is everything alright with Maureen?" I guess. Lemme get my head clear before I drive home, okay?" Okay. I'll see you at breakfast." Yeah, see you. Sleep well, Tess." And you. Give Maureen a hug from me."The connection broke and Joey thought about Tess' last sentence. He had taken comfort in Maureen's arms and had not given anything back. He looked at a. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Now it was pretty dark in the dining room area with only light from the kitchen coming in and light from the TV that was on.Oh yeah ,and light from the night light outside coming in the window. We had just got done with a skin flick, interracial of course, and it had been all I could do to control myself during the.
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