“Is everything all right?”“Yeah, everything’s fine,” I said. “I was just thinking that living up here would be even more expensive. How wo...ld that make things easier?”“You’re right,” she said. “That’s actually the real reason why I called. I know how you feel about your roommate. And I’ve never been crazy about the neighborhood you live in. So I was actually thinking of finding a nice place for the two of us.”It took me another moment to respond. I was still lying there quietly teasing myself. Yes, Lori is a grandmother, and a doting one at that. Davey and his family live in Rhode Island, but they get back here a couple of times a year.Kip is also married, with one son and another on the way. He married his college sweetheart, and he runs the Southeastern Division for Porter Enterprises, from my Orlando office.Shawna, their stepsister, is now twenty-one, and a newlywed. We attended her wedding earlier this year. When she was a teenager, she was our Number One babysitter. She was. ”“Ok,” Rey says, “You go along and we will be back later after we explore the village more.”As Rey and Finn walk past a villager with a cart selling bananas, apples, and grapes. Finn asks the villager “Are you all vegans or do you also eat or sell meat?”The villager a young teen girl with green eyes replies “This world has no animals on it when we settled it 30 years ago. We are able to farm and the grow only fruits and vegetables. However our race the Izzana are not able to survive long. I couldn’t leave my answer at that. “The process, however, was incredible.”Her eyebrows rose and her smile blossomed. I leaned down and kissed her. It felt good to offer such an intimate gesture and it be received welcomingly. I really enjoyed so much more too, the feel of her sweaty body under mine, the scent of both of us filling the room, and the thought that I was finally far enough away from home for things to matter.Jordan didn’t rush the kiss. She didn’t push me away or try to hold on.