Kate moved to the windows, pulled the bedroom window curtains aside and noted the rain had eased although the skies still threatened. From the second ...loor, she looked over acres of tidy rows of neatly pruned but leafless grapevines.Where were the people who owned this house? Gone away for Christmas? That thought made her sad. The last Christmas with her family was almost five years ago. The memories were starting to fade despite her efforts to hold onto them. She didn’t even have a photo of. “You are too good to me,” she said, her words slurred like she was drunk.“One of us has to be,” he said, a small smile coming to his lips.She raised an eyebrow. “Is that judgement I hear, Quinn?” Her voice was barely a whisper.“Never. Only concern for your well being,” he replied. From somewhere he had gotten a cool cloth. He brushed her sweat-soaked hair from her face and began to gently wipe the tears and sweat. The cold cloth on her burning skin felt wonderful. “I do not like hurting you,. He still strolled to the corner, stopping at the very edge of the curb and watched as the workers emptied a trash can and then walked on. Although the playground was empty he watched a single swing slowly sway back and forth, back and forth. When the swing finally came to a stop, he turned and walked away from the park. He passed a newsstand on the next block and bought a newspaper. Folding it under his arm, he continued down the street until he reached 9th Avenue. Watching the light, he waited. For some reason, Darcy’s roommate left the dorm as well as the college, only after a month or less of starting the year and the room across from her was already vacant. Now the 2 boys living in the room next to her, towards the laundry room had the coast clear for them to have sex with Darcy as it got very easy and also with decent protection because either she could easily slipped into their room or they could go into her room. Darcy was saying they, their and them words so I had to ask her,.