”I gestured at Tara and the girl tentatively handed over her voucher. Tara gave her a cheery “hello,” but the girl didn’t respond.“Come on,�...�� I said and took her hand. “The food won’t be ready for another twenty minutes so we’ve got time. Do you want to have a shower? The Y lets us use their bathrooms.”That got me a shy smile.“That would be nice. But I don’t have a towel or anything.”“That’s okay. Come with me and I’ll sort everything out for you. What’s your name, by the way?”“Alyssa.”“Hi. The sunlight is nearly as bright as the summer but has more of an orange tint to it than the bright yellow, glare of the spring and summer months.The people are also affected, some revel in the fall as being far more romantic. It's the perfect time to step up the romance in preparation for the intimacy of the cold winter months. Others take on a sort of desperation as if they need to hurry up and meet someone, or have all the fun they can squeeze in before winter's snows dampen any romantic. She looked up at Cliff who had closed the lid of the suitcase."Done?" Yup. I'm gonna leave most of my stuff here. It's not like I'll need a down parka in L.A. or my snow boots." Small chance of that," Kylie agreed. "You're traveling light, aren't you?"Cliff shrugged. "With the fellowship they're offering, I have some spare money to buy new stuff. Can't embarrass my fiancée, can I?" You'll never embarrass me, Cliff. Don't ever change for my sake. I love you just the way you are." That's what you. ”Looking at the key, Melissa asked, “What’s this?”“Well, I didn’t know how wealthy your grandmother was until recently. The estate has passed to you and Bill to share. I talked to the lawyer and he told me that it would take about a year for everything to get cleared up, but that the house could be used until then. Bill and I talked about it. If it is okay with you, we thought that you’d like to keep your grandmother’s house rather than sell it.”Melissa’s eyes had grown larger with each word.