Sighing in frustration, she closed her Bible and slipped on her black robe, unable to go back to sleep in her current state of mind. The couple headed...downstairs for a change of scenery, relaxing on the sofa as they continued to ponder Melody’s dream.“Mike, didn’t you say that the verse I read last night was part of the Messiah, like the song that released me?”“It is,” he replied. “Hang on a sec.” Pulling his phone out of his gym shorts pocket, he started scrolling through the music he had. ”“Are you fucking them as well?”“It’s come up, once or twice.”“I’ll bet, will you have time for me on your bedroom schedule?”“Are you already jealous?”“Maybe!”“Let’s go have dinner and talk about things, OK?“OK, you got a deal.”It didn’t take long before I pulled up to a Red Robin, parked and opened her door for her.“Be careful how nice you treat me, Rich, or I may do something stupid like fall in love with you!”“That’s all part of my plan, little girl!”A reminder, I’m 22, she’s 18!It was from. But you're too tired to do me and Kim." Hmmmm. Yeah, I guess that about sums it up... But -- I might be able to get it up for Helen and Kim."I expected that one to get me hit by a pillow or worse, and I wasn't disappointed. But I wasn't worried. Tess loved this kind of stuff. And if Helen Mirren had been there, Tess would have dived right in. Or Julia. Or that Alba chick.But after a brief pillow fight, we both subsided and fell asleep, hoping that Kim -- or somebody -- would wake us for. Gone to the West.He was several miles out of town by the time the sun come up riding slowly. I guess there's not much reason to hurry, he thought. I have the rest of my life to get to wherever it is I'm going.That night lying under a starry sky, his head resting on his saddle, his ears filled with the sounds of the crickets, Frank for the first time in his life felt all alone in the Universe. As the heat of the day slowly faded away to the coolness of the evening shadows, in his mind Frank.