What time was it? Frantically, he rinsed his hair and sprayed water everywhere, hoping that he was going to come out clean and smelling like a normal ...erson, not a homeless. Not that he usually had a problem with personal hygiene, but compared to Alex, he was practically the embodied image of a hobo. He didn’t have a closet the size of an apartment and one thousand nice smelling bottles.Ah, there was still time. Okay, now he needed some proper clothes. What was he going to wear? With brusque. I cannot provide even for you now, it is you who provide for me, and surely I will not be able to provide for child.”“Well, there won’t be a child, at least not until we’re ready,” I told him. And then I did explain about birth control. But that wasn’t all he’d said.“Hugo, I don’t want you to worry about me ‘providing for you, ‘“ I said. “This is my world you’re in, I was born to it and you weren’t, you don’t know about it yet, and until you do it has to be that way. I do have skill in this. Knowing what was about to happen two miles from where he was seated, he sighed and said, "I think you have gotten the better blessing."The comment surprised Eddie. There were times when he was in awe of his brother and what he could do. If he was a less balanced person he might even have been jealous of his brother. He said, "You're just saying that to make me feel better."William laughed and said, "I am saying that to make you feel better. That doesn't mean it isn't true." I don't understand.. .. and I love you.”Her jaw slackened. “No ... no, Richard. Stop.” She stood and stepped away from him.“Crystal -- wait. Please hear me out and then I’ll leave you alone.”She sat on the bench. “All right. Finish what you started to say.”“In the funeral scene when George was grieving ... those were real tears, Crystal. I was imagining how I would feel if I lost you the way George lost her. It all came out like a volcano.” He brushed a tear from his face. “I’m still feeling it.”“Oh, God, Richard..