‘Look after Eveline and the boy for me?’ ‘Yes, sir.’ I promised. From that point my worthless life had some purpose. I held on as bullets rock...d us. I’d saved his life once, now and foe evermore he was saving mine.***] Art swings his bucket of clean rinsing water and, clutching his bundle of chamois leathers, follows. His window cleaner father stops, checking his notebook, then crosses the quiet suburban street. Art follows. ‘A certain house down here needs cleaning today, son, and we’ll talk. Niciodata nu m-a dus acasa la ea si nici n-a venit vreodata in garsoniera mea; ne intalneam doar in apartamentul ei secret sau prin camere de hotel, cand o insoteam in delegatii prin tara. Cu Ildiko am ramas prieten, stateam de multe ori de vorba cand ieseam impreuna la fumat, dar n-am mai avut nicio alta ocazie sa ma culc cu ea. Ea si-ar fi dorit din tot sufletul si nici eu nu m-as fi impotrivit, dar se abtinea de frica sa nu fie descoperita si concediata. Elena actionase diabolic, ii facuse. ’ ‘Good point,’ he smiled again as his cell phone went off. He checked the caller ID and frowned. ‘I won’t keep you. Thanks for the talk,’ he said absently. Matt walked away, leaving me with shaking knees, a fast heartbeat, and unfamiliar lust coursing through my veins. –~~– ‘You finally talked to him!’ my best friend, Vicky, squealed. I winced at the high pitch and looked angrily at her. ‘Say it a little louder, Vick, I don’t think the next town heard you.’ She snorted and waved away my. "She managed to inch herself along about eighteen inches and I was able to lower the debris and pull her clear. Her face was bleeding and she seemed to have a broken leg.I managed to carry her down the stairs and out the front door. A policeman was coming towards me and I told him."You will have to clear the area. It could go off any time now."I continued to carry Jenny until we were clear, despite the pain from my wounded leg which was still a bit tender, and fortunately there was an ambulance.