She smiled when she saw me, flashing me her bright white teeth."John, I presume?" Yeah, Penny?" I said, putting out my hand. She took it, and I swear ...o god, I felt almost electrified by her touch."I thought we could sit here, it's a bit more private.", she said, motioning towards the enclosed corner booth she occupied. She had with her some books, and her Macbook's apple logo glowed on the table."Someone's an A student." I said."Oh, I mostly just read those for fun, she said, holding up a. Instead of an antique store with a misspelled sign, the shop was a toy store. Where did the old woman's store go in just one day? I turned and walked down the block when I saw an old brownstone, the only brick building on the block, with the oddly spelled ANTIQUIES sign. I walked up the steps of the two-story and entered. She was there all right, perhaps a bit trimmer, smiling in a beguiling manner, as if we'd just finished coitus. "I knew you'd be back. Where is the clock?" It's at home. Can. "That's our new home." He pointed his hand at a really big, three-story affair. Quite simple to look at, built sometime during the 1700's out of red brick, kind of Queen Ann-style with white windows and a large black double-door, framed by two pillars."My God, it is huge for two people." Remember, we are going to have parties and guests."The front door opened, and a tall man in his sixties came out. "I thought I heard the Packard. Welcome, Miss Alyssia, and welcome, Mr. Alexander."As soon as. Oh my Jesus, did I just do that?Oh, Christ. Now I had two days to go out of my mind.I was sitting in my room after supper that night, pretending to do homework but really obsessing about it, when Jake stumbled in from football practice."Hey, Rooms, what's up? You look preoccupied." You know that girl I've been helping with calc?" Yeah, Sheila Mitchell, the swimmer, " he said, "you told me. I've never met her, but I know people that know her." Yeah, well, we have a date Friday night," I.