They gave me their number and told me to give them a call this weekend. On saturday morning I called them and they gave me directions. When I arrive...d they lived in a nice area in a large house. They greeted me at the door and then showed me around the house and the room upstairs. When we were finished we stood around the kitchen making small talk when Kim said "Ben tell Tim about the rent and requirements" Ben said "Tim the rent is $300 a month or it can be worked off with certain services. ’ He spun on his heels and made for the door. Sorrel watched him leave. She was all warm inside. She curled up in the big chair. She felt kind of, well, kind of, kittenish. She glanced at the walls of books, the worn rug, the old reading lamp as it sort of leaned forward, the old pictures on the walls. She felt, well she felt, she felt like she was home. A Meeting with Pearce and Charles: Fletcher drove into the city. He’d scheduled a meeting with Pearce and Charles. They’d done some additional. Amelia suddenly felt that someone or something was behind her. She spun around to look but there was nothing there. She looked around the valley but she couldn't see anything. 'Strange, I felt sure there was someone close by but either I'm imagining it or they are hiding from me.' She carried on gathering her kindling but made sure that she now stayed fully alert. She still couldn't dismiss that feeling though. She chided herself for being silly. 'No-one knows that I am here and hardly anyone. To his joy, she had listed that she was in a monogamous relationship and not looking for a play partner, but her latest writing did reflect that there was something missing from her life and that she was afraid to tell her partner. Very similar indeed. He wanted to read more of her writings and browse her pictures, but decided not to invade her privacy until later that night. He resolved himself to talk to Melody and see if they could perhaps work on that shared desire that wasn't being.