? my breathing stopped and?i just stood there overwhelmed by Your presence, the presence of my Master.? You had been my everything for the past four y...ars and?i was finally standing before You, but?i couldn’t move,?i just wanted this moment to last forever.? Then, You looked up at me and at that moment?i knew what we had was real and it didn’t matter that we had never met face to face, You truly meant the world to me.??i dropped my bags and as soon as?i looked up You were right by my side ready. Gloria loved 7-11 nachos and I smothered them with jalapenos. By the time I had been out sucking a Halls all night, my taste buds were shot. And the spicy aroma worked as well as the drops.’ She could begin to detect a hint of Dave in the air, not enough to cause a problem yet. ‘Dave, you had better go home and take a shower. You’re strong enough that it will cause issues in the lab.’ ‘Will you be all right for an hour or so?’ ‘Yes. I won’t even answer the door before you get back.’ ‘Okay. I’ll. ‘So you believe both of you overreacted because of the rape?’ ‘I think so. I mean, the guy behaved like an ass, he had too much to drink, and he took a swing at me, but still… I don’t think either of us can shake the feeling that the rape had a lot to do with it. Amy is really upset.’ ‘I can see why. It’s like that rapist is still has power over her. In a way, she is still a victim.’ ‘That’s exactly what she said.’ ‘Damn,’ William looked at his phone and John assumed he got a text from Tracy.. In this case me, and my index finger.’ ‘Your—index finger?’ I said. ‘The very same index finger that will punch you the key code to the door.’ ‘Oh, that finger.’ He stood up and went over to the little key panel. Four faint beeps later, there was an even fainter click. Arní pulled down the door handle and carefully opened the heavy door. The rumbling of cooling engines and the chilly air from inside leaked out into the room, slid over my face and surrounded me like the strangest siren’s call in.