Evaporating into the ether like those undulating thermal puddles in the pavement.And all I can see is Harper…She has once again done it. Pulled me f...ont and center. Sliced through the Gordian knot in my mind with the swiftness of Alexander’s sword.I lift my foot off the accelerator and the truck slowly coasts to a stop right there in the middle of this endless, seemingly abandoned road. I calmly push the gear shift into park and turn off the engine. Silence fills my ears, so heavy it has. She screamed again as his teeth bit into that vulnerable place. He laughed as he looked down into her face, ?Scream all you want. There is no one to hear you. I love hearing you cry out in pain. I want more.? When she opened her mouth this time, she could get no sound other than a whimper from her throat, so great was her fear. With those words, he bit down viciously on her other nipple. Her voice returned instantly at the pain, and she cried out in agony as he savaged her with his mouth. . ”“But I’m no different. The TV was only...”“What would help,” Millie said, “is if you weren’t single. You need a nice girl to be with—maybe married to somebody.”Millie waved her hand at the diner crowd.“She could smooth out the sharp edges with them for you while you’re off doin’ whatever you’re doin’ and they’ll all think you’re still a regular guy.”“I never thought about it that way,” Cal admitted. “I don’t think I would be...”“For example, look at Bonnie right over there,” Millie said.. Matthew: Sorry Kyle, just wondering if you were awake, I guess you talk in your sleep.Kyle: Wait, really?Matthew: Yea, you kept saying tournament, Adam, and love and other stuff I couldn’t make out it woke me up.Kyle: Well I’m sorry, why don’t you try to snuggle up with Kevin again like Adam and Will did to Jeremy and I? We could all use another couple hours of sleep cause I’m sure we’ll have a few hours to horse around before we reach the tournament.Matthew: Ok, see you in a couple of hours.