“Pennyfull or Penniless?” I asked.“Hardy-har-har,” Penny deadpanned as she always did when I said that.“Penniless,” Deborah replied.“I�...ll give you the room,” Penny said. “I need to run some errands and I can do them before lunch instead of after.”“Thanks, Pretty Penny!” I said.She got up, kissed my cheek, then left the office. I was surprised when Deborah closed the glass doors, and we went to sit on the «zabuton».“This must be serious,” I replied.“I’m not even sure how to explain it.”“One word. He knew what he needed to do, but couldn't act on it. With his remaining will Tim thought these words, "If you can save Sarah from me, I will do whatever it is you need me to do. I will not kill her. I cannot kill her." The fog evaporated from his mind and his hunger vanished. Tim pulled himself off of Sarah as quickly as he could. She was breathing shallowly, and the blood was still flowing from her neck. Tim pressed his hands directly on the blood flow trying to stop it."Now what do I do?". It's a wonder that she hadn't dried up and blown away. I could count her ribs and vertebrae. I put on a robe and got our clothes into a washing machine then returned to see how she was doing. She was still zonked out on the bench. I set the temperature of the shower for something less than scalding then carried her under the spray. It woke her enough so that she stood while I double-washed her hair. Then I dutifully washed her everywhere that she had a place to wash. When everything showed pink. She was about two inches shorter than I was, had long blonde hair, sparkling blue eyes, and a face and body that rivaled Kara Blanchard’s. The only other girl I knew that even came close to the two of them was Karin Andersson. Josh had done well.“Put your eyeballs back in your head, Steve!” Sofia teased. “She’s gorgeous. We all know!”Anne-Marie blushed slightly and Josh put his arm around her. I really, really regretted Josh not wanting me to kiss her, but I totally understood! They made a.