”Would you like to go for a walk”and looked into my eyes “I still want you” she said.. I was hurt but understood what Beth just told me “th...t would be nice” I said to Beth . Beth stood up “great “she said let me go tell my husband I am going for a walk”. She then told me to take my car up to where we first made love and wait. It was a nice day out I was thinking as I sat on the hood of my car waiting for Beth.I looked over at the big flat rock reminding me how excited Joan was when she felt. " Then, for fifty or sixty miles, she told me about her life. How her parents had finally settled down after she was born, settled down too much, in fact. At fifteen, she just got tired of her life, so she decided to quit. She hit the road, heading south and east. She wasn't a runaway, she said. She just left home a little early. She knew the dangers, so she avoided big cities, where it was hard to live and easy to get into serious trouble. By the time she was seventeen, she was in North. . Yes of course. Thank you! That's really great." I was really surprised and delighted with this turn of events.I was about to head off to find my contact when I suddenly realized I couldn't remember his name. "What was the name of the guy I was supposed to see?" Marty Coulson! He's in the shop. Now get to work, OK?" Yes sir ... and thanks again," I said more confidently as I headed for the shop.I introduced myself to Marty. I could tell he was a mechanic, based on the greasy overhauls he wore. .. that ... didn't exactly ... come out right," he mumbled. "I didn't mean to compare you to a dog."Lissa had to laugh at that. He was at least off to a good start. Ever since she had met Allison, she had had a certain dislike for people who were too perfect. There was something charming about people who occasionally made mistakes, because it made them seem more human. She could never be comfortable around a person without flaws."It's all right," Lissa told him. "I like dogs."Matt, however,.