Dave leaned back and took another sip of latte, watching the Food Court crowds scurry. This corner table served a calm oasis amongst the bustle, givin... him time to reflect.Of course, last year's Christmas wouldn't be tough to beat. Getting asked for a divorce Thanksgiving Day. Claire out of the house with half the furniture by the 10th. Christmas Eve alone in the empty rooms watching the cat scamper across the floor. Then far too many questions from cousins and parents and second cousins and. The blonde merely smiles down, grabbing a handful of your hair. She pulls a piece of paper out of a manila folder as she begins to speak. "Shhhh.. settle down. You've had a tough couple of days and you've been out for a while now. My name is Kendra, I am a procurement specialist for the Venus continuum." She speaks flawless English with just a hint of an accent, which you don't recognize. "What in the hell... " You begin to struggle against the bindings a bit, which seem to tighten as you do.. The psychologists and psychiatrists and psychotherapists — all the psycho's, really — they all want to classify me as a syndrome and say that I'm something wrong. It's... my personality doesn't fit their world-view, so I must be an aberration — I don't have much time for that way of thinking, obviously." That's why you're with Nick's point of view? Because you don't like psychology?" No, not just that. Look... Nick taught me the difference between good people and bad people a long time ago. Bad. Anyone who saw them would assume that they were a couple. That hurt.Seeing my car pull up, Melissa leaned up to kiss Tayshaun and he bent down to kiss her back. I couldn’t tell from where I was, but I got the distinct feeling that Tayshaun was looking at me when he kissed her. Satisfied with one last kiss, Melissa began walking towards my car. This would have been a ‘walk of shame’ for anyone else, but Melissa had a thrilled look on her face.She was barefoot, carrying her heels, her hair was.