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“Is it weird that I like being able to see a house from the back porch or when I look out of any ?”

I thought about her house Only five houses were on the street, and they were spread out Once you were behind her gate, you didn’t see any sign of them Each house was like an island separated from each other

“No, not weird at all”

She picked up the empty bottle to take another drink

“Want another?”

“Yes, please”

I headed inside to grab another beer for her Ginger had curled up on one of the loungers when I got back outside I handed her the new beer and moved to take a seat on the other chair

She grabbed my arm “Sit with me”

Stepping over the lounger, I settled back against it, and pulled Ginger againstto the sounds around us Barking dogs, cars passing by, so, and a few conversations as people took evening walks I stroked her ar it around in her hands, but not taking a drink I leaned my head back and closedon her mind She’d tell me or she wouldn’t But she needed me to sit here and hold her, and that’s what I’d do

Ginger leaned forward to sit her untouched beer on the small side table I expected her to resume her position, but she didn’t Instead, she sat sideways on the lounger, chewing on her thumbnail

She looked back over her shoulder attrick or treating with you guys?”

I moved so that I sat behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist “Yeah, you said Lil’ Man was sick”

“He wasn’t sick”

“Okay, so you didn’t want to hang out with us?”

This was an odd topic of conversation, bringing up so so random from last year