Bab 131: eyepatch

long at it. Not brilliant, but with a plodding intelligence that was sufficient to get him through high school with honors and eventually into a third-rate law school. Passed the Even after taking a hot bath, Abby still felt a bit groggy. But she knew that she must go. So returning to the bedroom, she groped in the dark for her jeans, pulled them on, snapped on her bra. Threw on a shirt and 

Even after taking a hot bath, Abby still felt a bit groggy. But she knew that she must go. So returning to the bedroom, she groped in the dark for her jeans, pulled them on, snapped on her bra. Threw on a shirt and looked for her shoes and off she went.

 "It will be wet and miserable out there, buddy,"

The guy mumbled reproachfully.

Sometimes he talked to her like she was a man. But it does not matter. At least he made sure that he would not touch her like she was one.

"I know," she answers so quietly he cannot have heard.