Older than everyone else, though even that should have had some sort of side benefit, but it didn't. A nasty scar running down the side of my face fro... my ear to my jaw saw to that. And though it wasn't nearly as red as it once had been, every time I looked in a mirror and saw it, I saw only ugliness. Because of that, I made no effort to make any new friends, let alone date. And though I was doing much better getting around without a wheelchair or crutches now, there were days when my legs felt. When she came back she was carrying a tray with three small glasses of wine and the bottle, she offered one to Oncie. She surprised me by taking it, examining it; she brought it to her nose and inhaled the fragrance. Pausing as if she was about to make the most important decision of her life, she gently lifted the glass to her lips and took a taste. "This is good," were the only words that she would say.As the three of us slowly enjoyed the wine, Katie moved to the couch beside her mother,. The afternoon heat was in the high eighties, the humid damp air making the approaching evening feel sticky and sensuous. The two girls blinked a little as the back doors opened the large shape of the Boss blocking most of the smog thick daylight."Where are we?" Stacey asked in a nervous voice."You don't need to know." He responded pulling at Debbie's arm helping her out. "All you need to remember is do what you're told and you'll be home before dusk."Debbie wrestled a little her eyes glaring. ‘Can’t afford ten million,’ I replied. ‘Well, we can take 50% deposit if you’d prefer.’ It didn’t take much consideration, I had the five million necessary to have the keys by dinnertime, and if I signed up on a low-interest high-payment mortgage deal, I could be in full ownership in just months. ‘Yes,’ I replied. ‘Yes, I’d like a viewing.’ Forget dinnertime, it was half four when I was making the wire transfer for five million direct to the estate agent who had re-possessed the house from a.