“I don’t know. It’s just strange that we’ve never really said much to each other and now we’re talking about sadness. That’s kind of weird... don’t you think?” “Yes, very.” Emily sighed deeply. “Well, I better get back to work. Let me know if you want more coffee.” She put the coffee pot back on the burner before going back to wrapping the silverware in napkins. Walter finished his coffee, closed his notebook and left the five dollar bill on the counter. It was the amount he left everyday and. All I know is that Richard treats you as if you're made of glass or something, or some sort of sacred relic. Shit! I just don't get it at all, but he seems to think you're the second coming or something! He tried to explain it to me the other night, but I couldn't follow half of what he was talking about."Erin stared at the ceiling for a moment, then sighed and went back to the buttons on Megan's gown. An uncomfortable silence stretched out between them."So, then, who's ready for a nice hot. " Again she shook her head and struggled for the right word."He's just such an asshole," I said for her. She looked at me and laughed out loud. It must have set her loose. She told me that he told her not to come to the hospital every day."He said I was a stupid bitch and having me sitting in his room was stupid. I told him it was just because I loved him and wanted to be there for him." She threatened to cloud over again so I urged her to go on. She blew her nose and sniffed. "He said he would. Joey had been one of many scouts employed by Roberto’s organisation and his encounter with Elaine had been a great stroke of luck for which he had been paid handsomely.Shortly after arrival here the godfather had ordered that she phone her parents simply to put their minds at rest; that she was happy and somewhere safe; that she may even visit them after her 18th birthday which wasn’t so far away. But that was all they would know for now.As for her safety; well any person daring to molest her.