I was speechless as she turned and left the room without a word. Confused and slightly achy in the trouser department, I went shopping and then to th... gym, all the time wondring if I was on a promise. When I got back I realised I'd forgotten my keys so I used the back door.The house was darka nd there were strange noises coming from the front room.As I got closer I could see the flash of the television tube and a lamp on.I peeked round the doorway. On the TV, a petite brunette with bee stung. She had not been afraid of flirting with a guy, she had been afraid because she was losing control. She had been excited being around a guy, something she had not been since that fatal incident five years ago. My god, she had even kissed Martin in a sudden urge of lust. Hiding her embarrassment, she had bolted from the shower and instead headed back to the bed to have a long chat with Jessica.The chat had confirmed her suspicions; Jessica was falling in love with Martin. Jessica had not said it. ?Don?t worry, Doug. Keep talking.?He gave a sort-of laugh. ?Yeah, well. I mean, the talk is nothing more than a sort of probe. It?s like they?re feeling the girl out, just by talking to her. And if they think she?s giving the right response, then they figure whatever goes is okay, even if later she tells them ?no,? because all of the negotiation happened earlier on, when she thought it was just a conversation.?My distraction had worked, because we arrived at a civic area. The south face. There is a new couple moving in and everyone is watching curiously as the truck is slowly emptied by the movers. The silent and mostly unseen watchers, as they peek through their windows, notice that a lot of the metal and solid wood furniture appears either broken or otherwise damaged.The man, whose name is Paul; has long brown hair and jade green eyes, he looks like a biker but is in actuality a teddy bear with that bad boy look to him that attracts women so quickly. The woman’s name is.