’ ‘Honey, turn up the heat. I’m cold,’ she said curling herself up in a tight ball. ‘I’ll get you another sweater, Sweets.’ ‘I am alre...ady wearing two.’ ‘Here is a blanket and if we sit closer together we will warm one another.’ Bob and Ida sat like that for hours until they untangled themselves from one another and moved their cramped bodies off the rickety sofa and headed to bed. Without electricity, they had no heat and no money to buy firewood. Too old and too weak to chop their own. Look, it's not something permanent, like a tattoo. You can take a piercing out and the hole will eventually close up. If you don't want to do this, it's okay. I just thought... " What are you trying to say, Mom?" Alex inquired.She paused for a moment, gently stroking his cheek with the palm of her hand."Baby, you are growing up so fast," she mused, misty-eyed. "I'll only have you, this, for a little while longer; then I'll have to let you go. You can't possibly know how much I cherish this time. Yes, she would love to have Ali as her little sister!"Ali, Sara would like to come over tomorrow, but she can only come in themorning. Is that Ok?" Yea, sure. We can trade times." NO, we will not trade times. The afternoons are my times, so if you wantto see Sara again, it will have to be in the morning. Ok." Yea, Ok, I guess." Good. That's now settled. I will have Sara come over tomorrow. And wecould still do (girl) things outside in the morning Ali."It was now established, and mutually. 2 o’clock came and I looked out and saw a car pull up outside and on closer inspection saw it was a smart BMW so that was a good sign, I watched as Amanda and Ben got out, she was about mid 20’s quite pretty dressed in a flowing summer dress which looked like it was buttoned up the front and from where I stood looked like she had a nice figure although not much up top. Ben looked of similar age with short hair and fuck me if he wasn’t dressed similar to me with a button up shirt and dress.