We just lay in my bed and I listened to her describe, in a way that only a female can, the horrendousness of her day. She wore herself out and we lay ...ogether watching the last couple minutes of the movie. I was spooned behind her looking over her head at the TV, one hand wrapped comfortably around her stomach. As the credits rolled, she turned over in my arms, facing me. Her eyes were closed and I could tell that she was worn out from her day. ‘Thanks for being here for me, Toby.’ She said,. She returned the kiss and we held it for only a few seconds before I rolled over and sat up. I pulled on my pajama bottoms, put on the top and buttoned it, and then pocketed the tube of K-Y. I got up, put on my robe, and turned to look at Michelle, who was still lying in bed with the comforter pulled up to her chin.“Thank you for the wonderful gift,” I said.She smiled at me; I turned, opened the door, and left the guest room. I walked up the stairs and opened the door and was greeted by a. "Damn. That's just what we needed. Look, could you stand watch as I change this?" Are you kidding? I'd push the damn car myself to get somewhere with a few more people."Both girls giggled over their cursing about such minor theatrics. "OK, you keep watch while I get the tire and jack out of the back.Anna didn't seem to be as hapless as Debbie feared and was both talkative and self-assured. She seemed nervous whenever she noticed Debbie's pistol. To ease her mind, Debbie put the pistol and the. Heathersville was a little slice of Americana, the elusive American dream that seemed to have totally disappeared by now. It was most abnormally normal place he'd ever seen, neither a small, run down little town, nor a bustling urban sprawl, but somewhere idyllically between.But that wasn't why he was here.The Marine picked up his duffle bag and stepped down the drive, checking again to be sure the address was correct. It was. He rapped on the front door. He was left standing there waiting for.