Their heads were raised to both take in the fear scent that pervaded the city and to seek the smell of fresh victims. Driven by guilt, Mia moved to in...ercept all that she encountered. This was nothing like the close quarter fighting in the hotel hallways. In the open, her speed far outmatched that of her prey and feral after feral fell before they could even react to her sudden presence. Her trail was soon littered with bodies that had already been dead for anywhere from a few hours to a day,. And I’m suffering badly, honey.”Amelia glanced at me. It was a wondrous experience to see. She smiled! Then she giggled! My heart swelled and soared. With eyes as bright as they used to be, Amelia rose and settled astride my lap.“So, you do need me,” she said.“Of course I need you.”“Not really. You haven’t let me do anything since the attack.”I had a sudden revelation. All the times I’d told her no when she’d offered to help had been taken the wrong way. I’d lived on my own for so long, I. It would spare me some difficult decisions ahead, but I also fear this possibility. I am at once terrified of being with you and of losing you. Crazy? I already stated that I'm a loon, right?I am also afraid that by allowing you near me, I will set you up for more hurt in the future. I don't want to hurt you! Mom keeps telling me that I'll hurt you the most by not allowing you near me. I want to believe that, but then the memories come back, and I cannot see myself as ever being able to be what. On the unusual occasion that only one of you could find a girl, you were both very good at sharing. And when that happened, you both left the woman very satisfied by the end of the night.When necessary, you were both willing to sacrifice for the other as well. In classic 'wing-man' formation, you had on more than one occasion kept some heifer busy while Kevin moved in on her best friend. You've even gone so far as to fuck the friend, if Kevin needed more time with the girl. But the sacrifice.