I was on my feet within a second and heading up the bank of the river and off towards the compound a second after that. I had my webbing on with my si...earm, knife, and hatchet, and I was toting my shotgun with a shell up the spout. Other than that, I was totally naked.Clara met me at the gate when I banged on it to get in. We’d been leaving locked from the inside at all times. Her eyes widened when she saw me standing there in the nude, panting and looking ready for action. She actually. And that sucks. I feel lost, I guess. But I have the two of you, which helps a lot.”“What can we do for you?” Jessica asked.I smiled, “Just love me. There really isn’t anything else. Nobody can fix this or put it back together. I just need to deal with it and move on.”“But that’s not easy for you,” Kara said.“No, it’s not,” I sighed.“Jess, Steve’s friend Lyudmila is coming to town in a couple of weeks. Maybe she can cheer him up!”Jessica laughed, “A permission slip?”I shook my head, “No.. “Now she wants your phone number. She told me she had been in the middle of a screaming match with her bitchy sister and she was angry, but not at you. She wants to apologize.”“Fine, I don’t want you giving her my number. She could have toned down the raw anger I heard in her voice when she answered. If you want to give her any information, give her my address. That way if she truly wants to apologize, she will have to work for it.”Beth laughed and said; “Listen here stud; do you really think. To be continued… The damp drizzle made it seem colder than it should be for May. I pulled my jacket closed around me and searched for your silhouette approaching in the dimming light. I hear a car door slam and a figure enters the other side of the graveyard. My heart leaps and starts to pound as I see it’s you. I stay off the path in the trees until you come to me. Suddenly the rain doesn’t matter anymore. I feel the warmth of your body, the firmness of your arms and the softness of your lips.