. I'm not your fiancé, I'm your neighbor." But she just said..." I know, but it was the only way I could stay here. When I got the call that you were... in an accident, your dad called your apartment, that's how I knew. We talked about it, me and your family, and came to the conclusion that I would only be able to be in here if they thought that." But, I don't understand, if you're just my neighbor why would you want to be here" Because I care about you, a great deal. We haven't known each other. WTF?! I didn't even know we had that stuff, anymore. Last time I had Instant Breakfast I must have been 10. Anyway, he ripped open two packages, poured the contents and some milk in the blender, like "don't we always do this?" He drained it into two glasses and put it down next to some OJ on the counter. Then he snapped his fingers - seems he just remembered something - and got a straw from the drawer. He put the straw next to the glass that - I guess - was for Becky.I watched all this like it. The place seemed cold and unlived, the dog set out to search and explore. We fed, or at least I, fed the goats, still in their cages in the warm barn, and Autumn brewed tea and fed us, we sat fully clothed to eat then suddenly realised we were home we both stood without a word and shed all our clothes… it was a spontaneous moment and we both began to laugh… “what are you going to call that ball of black fluff then?” I asked, and laughing she said that “she thought ‘Mischief’ would be. Anna was so overwhelmed with so many thoughts she didn't know how to respond. She sat there for a few seconds, her bronzed legs sticking out from the end of her dress. She was fucking incredible. Donnie didn't have a fucking chance if she wanted something.She smiled weakly. "Thanks" she said as she pulled away from the curb. When she got home, she threw her keys and purse on the dining table. She tossed the Gabriella's bag on her husband's lap. "Here's what I did tonight." She said. Joe Don.
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