" Who?" My ... mother."Salomé has never gotten to know Ned. They live in different areas of the large village and hang out with different people. He ...as at least five years on her as well, nearing twenty. She does know who the best whittler is, just as everyone in the village knows of her and her closeness with her grandfather. She also knows the whittler's mate, his most common model, the most graceful and beautiful woman in the tribe, even in her forties, even with aged, sagging. We had completely missed the end of the movie."Steven! Now we're going to have to rent it again," I complained.In a low, throaty, sexy voice, he whispered to me. "Anything I can do to ensure I see you again is worth it for me." I trembled, both from desire and fear; speechless, I let the statement pass without comment.After taking a deep breath to pull myself together, I changed the subject."I need a potty break." I rotated my sore ankle ruefully, as the bag of soggy peas slid off with a plop. People are already moving to contest the validity of the will, but you know nothing will come of it. Uncle Benny and Aunt June were way too careful to let anything happen to the house by chance. Still smiling, you push away from the table and walk away, the sounds of the arguments fading away to silence.You quickly set out for your new home, a quiet two story home out in the suburbs, easily beating out your arguing family and conniving step-family. Walking up to the main door, you marvel at the. The fact that she is here is amazing, and unbelievable, and most of all terrifying, but it's also incredibly unfair. He would've given anything in the world, including himself, to bring her back after the accident had happened almost a year ago, but now?There's been no further sound from the living room, and it suddenly strikes him that this is almost certainly a fleeting opportunity. Something which, unless it is snatched up quickly and eagerly by both hands, will fade into the nothingness.