‘I mean, I don’t mean anything bad. I don’t know why he never showed you off. I mean, an eighteen year old boy with…’ ‘No offense taken, M...r. Hazlette,’ Enrica interrupted me. ‘Perhaps he didn’t want your competition.’ She smiled seductively. ‘At seventy-three…’ I responded. ‘Mr. Hazlette,’ interrupted Jimmy. ‘Please make the next left and then you can let me out anywhere near a sidewalk, okay?’ ‘Yes sir, Jimmy,’ I responded. Wheelchair out. Jimmy out. Back in the car. ‘Which direction, Enrica?’. The Cilician woman leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "I know what you sound like when you sleep. You are not sleeping. But I will pretend that you are anyway."Sarah giggled, then settled in the linens.***Morning brought the smell of fresh bread and scrambled eggs. Sarah's eyes immediately popped open."Hi, Mom!" Dania beamed joyfully. "Hope you like it. I made it just for you."Sarah sat up and reached for the plate. "I'm starving! I don't think I could've survived another day of. He looked at us and grinned and I realized we must look like we felt. Well and thoroughly fucked. We grinned back and he held the elevator for us. “Going down?” he grinned.Mike laughed, “That’s my favorite dude,” he said and we walked into the elevator. The stranger turned back and looked at me with appreciative eyes as the elevator closed. I wondered if he had stood below us that night; and if he had heard our load moans and whimpers, and sounds of wet, slapping flesh. I wondered if he would. What are you watching and what were you doing when I came in?”.I looked over at the laptop and turn it oif. I said to my daughter :it’s nothing. Daddy just needed to let off a bit of steam and stress. If you want you can stay home for the rest of the day. I’ll call the school and let them know you weren’t feeling well and came home. Go do your homework and we will catch up afterwards. Close the door behind you”.As Sage left closing the door behind her, I couldn’t help thinking of how much older.