I think he would have liked you. I'm very sorry the two of you never met."Only rarely did their talks return to the reason for his disgrace and presen...t incarceration. As she'd said at the close of her second visit, they'd covered that and there was little else to say about it. She wasn't even sure whether he'd changed his view of the Edenites or simply put the whole question to one side. Nor, in the circumstances, did it seem to matter a great deal; he seemed resigned to his present status, and. "You are beautiful, and I love you, and I don't want ever to let you go."She couldn't stop the tears, but she was shaking her head, trying to express without words that she wasn't unhappy. He picked her up, laid her in the bed and continued to hold her close, realising after a while that she had gone to sleep.He considered switching off the cabin light and sleeping himself, but decided to lay there, watching her. His heart was full; he felt as though it was filling his chest, as he took in. I knew there was no way I was going to get promoted now, which was going to be an issue since I was taking over my parent’s house soon.( The letdown )For two days, I kept to myself and my thoughts. I waited for my phone to ring with a call from my job about my status. I didn’t have a work schedule, nor did I know if I was going to be promoted or fired. Like the last couple of days, I sulked in bed, doing nothing but watching videos on my phone. That lasted almost half the day until Skylar. The waitress gave him a curt smile as he handed the coins over.'Keep the change.' She watched him scurry after her. 'I hope you can afford it' she thought to herself. She stood impatiently by the car and Westing found himself opening the door for her without her needing to make the request. He got in and started the car. She lit another cigarette and blew the smoke at him.'Larch Motel; at the southern end of the town.' Westing fanned the smoke from his eyes.'OK, I saw it on our way in.' With a.