Therese took them and saw the compassion in Julia’s eyes. ‘I will always miss them, no matter how much time passes. I look forward now to being th... wife of your son and making him happy and proud to have me as part of your family.’ Therese told her sincerely. ‘Ye will be a very welcomed member tae oor family and clan, Therese.’ Julia told her and held her hands firmer to show she meant it. Therese beamed widely, her smile showing her heart-filled happiness, Julia’s smile showing much the same.. Hisname, he discovered, was Tyler.Peter came into the laundromat that next week on the same night,slightly earlier than the last time. A handful of others were there,but it wasn't crowded. It was warm inside and Peter thought he mustlook horribly overdressed in jeans and a baggy sweatshirt, but heneeded the extra layer to help hide what he was wearing underneath.Like before, Tyler stood behind the counter with his nose buried in abook. He looked up at Peter as he came in, glancing casually in. "Good Victor, I think you're about ready for your shoot now. Why don'tyou just move out here to the middle of the stage. I'll open the curtainsfor you and then snap a few pics. I'll give some instructions on poses sojust follow what I say and you'll be fine," Linda said with a big smileto Victor who was wearing a girlier outfit than he had probably ever seenbefore."Move?! I can barely stand in these stupid shoes, if I tried moving Iwould fall and potentially hurt myself badly for sure. There is. ”She did not wait for his answer, or any encouragement. She could not, too mired in the need to touch him, to reach for him and feel the life of his skin not the sallow tint of death her mind had suggested to her again and again over the days of their captivity. Her hands smoothed across the planes of his chest, the warmth reassuring under her touch, the goosebumps following her touch a calming sign of life, or reality, of his safety. He caught her wrists in his hands, not lifting them from his.