That thought stayed in my mind and grew more intriguing in the days and weeks that followed, as the three of us began doing things together and grew c...oser. There were the outdoor barbecues, the ball games, movies at themall and concerts in the park, with Kim paying as much, if not more, attention to me than to Alex. That she likedme, a lot, was obvious, and if Alex was uncomfortable with his wife's behavior, the way she flattered me at everychance and hung on my every word, he never said. "Is that you, Ashe? What are you doing outside my flat?" Yes, miss. We missed the last bus, and we don't have any money for a taxi." And you thought I might lend it to you, did you?"Miss Baker reached into her handbag for her keys."I suppose I can do that. Come in and warm up."The older woman climbed the stairs, her high-heeled boots tapping sharply on the bare concrete steps. She opened the flat door, letting the shivering girls into her warm flat. Helene huddled into her jumper, her slim legs. He struggled and opened one eye only to see the vision of heaven looking down. It took several seconds before his mind registered the face of an angel gazing upon his filthy dust laden form. He saw hair of gold surrounded by the glowing halo caused by the sun behind her. His attempt at smiling brought pain in his lips as the again cracked and bled. His attempt to raise his head brought nothing more than sever dizziness and threatened to bring back the cloak of blackness he had just returned. “Don't worry about it Jim. I really don't have anyone to go back to, so why not?” Hanna asked. “Oh I'm sorry to hear that,” I replied. “Don't worry about it, shit happens right?” Hanna asked. “I guess so, let's get this done, I'm sure you'd rather be home, than be here with me,” I replied. “I don;t know about that,” Hanna said as she rubbed her foot up against my leg. Was she sending me a signal? Did she have the hots for me? “Whoa, that's my leg you know,” I said. “I know that. Maybe I felt.