I rang Ryan's cell phone and he picked up within two rings."Yeah?" That was his way of answering."Ryan?" I asked. For some reason, I was nervous."Yeah...? Who's this?"It didn't occur to me that I never gave him my cell number; therefore he wouldn't recognize my number. "It's Carrie. Carrie Watson."His voice got deep, "Hey Carrie. I'm glad you called. What's up?"I began to pace my room. "Oh, not much. How are you?" I'm good. I was just going to watch a movie." What movie?"He paused, "The Lost. I quickly left the room and returned with my vacuum cleaner, I attached the long bendy hose and plugged it in. He watched me with complete concentration as I performed these ordinary tasks. I switched it on and the low hum of the motor filled the room. I brought the hose close to the bed and tested the suction out on my hands, I lowered the end and pressed it against the bottom of his foot, moving it around so his toes disappeared into the black plastic one by one - he was enjoying this,. “I know this place…” Lenny mused. “It’s the McGee’s farm. I babysit the kids every now and then, and they’re all camping out at his Grandfather’s for a couple weeks,” Sally explained. “It's right on this lake, and the whole extended family goes, so the boys love it!”Lenny pulled up to the barn and noticed an open bay on the side; a perfect parking space to get out of the rain. He pulled in and killed the engine. “Wow, Sally. Nice spot.”“I know! Hidden from both roads, far away from the house.”. She began to tell me how busy at work she had been that week. She said that she had thought about calling a few times but never got up the nerve. I confided to her that I had did the same thing. Suddenly two people who used to always get along were now struggling to even hold a normal conversation.“Look Beth, I think we should have a talk when you have time. We can’t leave things like this between us. Can we meet up when you have some time?”“Sure. I am working today. I am at the office alone on.
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