I don't know if I see recognition in my eyes."I'm looking for Lou," I say, my voice shakes and I halve to put a hand against the brick wall to steady ...yself, I feel like I'm floating and it is not pleasant."I'll get her," she steps away from the door, closing it a little, " Louise! There's a man her to see you."A man? I always think of myself as a boy, it's always what Kieran calls me. I suppose, what with the height and wide shoulders, I don't know if I look much older though. The ghost shape. [pause] What, I was supposed to shoot her? [pause] She's smarter than that. But it doesn't matter now. [pause] I don't know where they're going. [pause] No. [pause] The police? But- [pause] All right, but ... shit ... I'm almost out of battery. You better call it in for me. I lost 'em at Industrial, right off the freeway. It's a red Mustang, like ten years old. Listen, I'm gonna keep looking for 'em; I'll try to get another battery and call you back." Chester hung up, holding the button down. Since Veronica and Damien had moved in together four months ago they had sex every single day, sometimes three and four times. In their bed, in their shower, on their couch, on their kitchen counter – the list was endless. After what felt like forever, he finally arrived, tired and aloof after a five-hour drive back to Toronto from Montreal. She didn’t even wait for him to take his coat off before she jumped on him, arms and legs wrapped around him. “I’m tired baby”, was all he managed to say. No Charlotte decided long ago she would wait until marriage and only marriage. Sex was a distraction she could not afford. There were too many things to learn, to know, to do before she could worry about having a family.That was about to change, though she didn't know it.She was was of her many shopping trips in a little town in the German country side when she saw a street peddler selling vintage clothing. An old woman who wore a lot of jewelry and looked rather weathered in her age."Leave.