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Linnie is a frozen statue I see her evaluating things and I know better than to try to rush her Which is fine, because I’d stay here watching Alice for as long as she’s willing to stay

Alice pulls off the crazy hat and her hair fra face in soft waves Her beauty rivals anything in the paintings and sculptures that fill the house and looking at her has my balls ready to release what feels like a truckload of cuut that’slike a tight spring, ready to unleash itself upon the unsuspecting babysitter that’s already changing my life

Under her coat, her clothes s her Ato be wearing any man’s shirt it better be mine It’s buttoned all the way to the top and falls to the tops of her thighs, which are covered with khaki pants three sizes too big and I wonder if her clothes are protecting her fro her body because of soht has red fire blazing through me

If anyone’s hurt her, I don’t care how far back it happened, I’ll find them I’ll scorch the earth until I rend them into their own utter destruction

My irrational blind fury is broken when I watch Linnie screw up her face into a tight knot and

“Linnie…” I start but Alice shoots er to her pink, puffy lips and blowing a soft shhhhh through them and I want to explode She’s a e wrapped with horrible clothes, but somehow her beauty overpowers it all

I’ for my next breath as I watch Linnie’s little hands ht back out the front door I can tell Linnie’s probably cursing and I open ize, but before I can, the little bit of oxygen left in ut and an odd, drea takes over as I see Alice raise her hands in front of her and she starts to sign back at Linnie

She knows sign language? What the hell is happening here?

“What is she saying?” I ask as Linnie’s hands start to ain as Alice watches

“I apologized that I didn’t realize she was hearing impaired”

“She’s not…”

Alice s at Alice