The morning came bringing heavy gray clouds and falling rain. Theresa woke first. She got out of bed, rather worriedly.
"You're up kind of early, aren't you?" asked Ethan.
"Ethan!" said Theresa. "Geez, you startled me."
"I'm sorry," he said.
"It's okay," she said. "I just feel like taking a walk this morning."
"Have a good one," he said.
"Thanks, honey," she said, returning to his side for a kiss. She rose once again and was off.
Ethan decided to go to Aphrodite's Chamber for breakfast in hopes he'd find someone to talk to there. He walked in and ordered a coffee and sat down with a news paper. He opened it up to begin reading, but was immediately interrupted by a Life magazine put before his face.
"Thought you might be interested in the latest issue," said a female voice.
Ethan put down the news paper and took the magazine and smiled at the woman who sat across from him. "Thanks, Ally."
Ally's shoulder-length dark hair was down up in a French braid. She had brown eyes behind her glasses. She wore a lilac top with black pants. She was the owner of Aphrodite's Chamber and Ethan's long-time friend. "No problem," she said, smiling back. "Where's Theresa? You two are usually joined at the hip."
"She went out for a walk this morning," said Ethan, rather disappointed.
"But it's raining? Is she trying to get sick?" asked Ally.
"I don't know, but she was acting strange," said Ethan. "She was all... jumpy."
Ally gasped. Could Theresa be having an affair?, she wondered.
"What is it?" asked Ethan anxious to know.
"Oh, um, nothing I just remembered... it's my grandmother's birthday," said Ally, quickly.
"Ally, your grandmother died two years ago," said Ethan trying not to think she was weird.
"Right, so I um..." think, Ally, think! "I like to go to the cemetery and, you know, say happy birthday."
"Let me come with you," Ethan offered.
"No," said Ally quickly. "I mean, thanks, but I want to be alone with dear Grandma. I'll send your love, though." She got up. "Bye, Ethan." She hurried out. Time to find out what you're up to, Theresa.
Noah woke up to a swift knocking on his door. "Wake up, sleepy head," said the voice of his sister, Jessica through the door.
He got up groggily and opened his door. "Good morning, Jess," he said.
"Morning," she said cheerfully. "This is the part where I'm supposed to tease you and say there's a girl here to see you," she said in annoying-little-sister mode. "It's Theresa."
"I'll be right down," he said. He shut the door and put on some decent clothes. He fixed up his hair and went downstairs. There, he found Theresa, sitting in the kitchen talking with Jessica over cinnamon buns.
"Hi, Noah," said Theresa.
"Good morning, Resa," he said, sitting beside her. Jessica looked at them smiling. Noah gave her a look.
"I'll be in here if anyone needs me," said Jessica, getting the picture. She went into the living room.
"So what brings you over here this morning, Resa?" he asked.
"Oh, uh, nothing really special. Just coming to say good morning and see how you were."
"Anytime spent with my best friend is special. I'm fine. How are you?"
"I'm– good, really good."
"Are you sure," asked Noah becoming concerned. She seemed troubled. "Are you okay, Resa?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," she said, smiling. "I really should be getting back now. I'll tell Ethan you said hello. Maybe later tonight we, that is all of us, could have dinner?"
"Sure," said Noah. "I'd like that. See you later." He walked her to the door and when he opened it, he was surprised to see Carrie, who was just about to knock on the door. She was dressed very scantily in red with fishnet stockings, not her usual style. She seemed surprised and disheartened to see Theresa.
"You're up kind of early, aren't you?" asked Ethan.
"Ethan!" said Theresa. "Geez, you startled me."
"I'm sorry," he said.
"It's okay," she said. "I just feel like taking a walk this morning."
"Have a good one," he said.
"Thanks, honey," she said, returning to his side for a kiss. She rose once again and was off.
Ethan decided to go to Aphrodite's Chamber for breakfast in hopes he'd find someone to talk to there. He walked in and ordered a coffee and sat down with a news paper. He opened it up to begin reading, but was immediately interrupted by a Life magazine put before his face.
"Thought you might be interested in the latest issue," said a female voice.
Ethan put down the news paper and took the magazine and smiled at the woman who sat across from him. "Thanks, Ally."
Ally's shoulder-length dark hair was down up in a French braid. She had brown eyes behind her glasses. She wore a lilac top with black pants. She was the owner of Aphrodite's Chamber and Ethan's long-time friend. "No problem," she said, smiling back. "Where's Theresa? You two are usually joined at the hip."
"She went out for a walk this morning," said Ethan, rather disappointed.
"But it's raining? Is she trying to get sick?" asked Ally.
"I don't know, but she was acting strange," said Ethan. "She was all... jumpy."
Ally gasped. Could Theresa be having an affair?, she wondered.
"What is it?" asked Ethan anxious to know.
"Oh, um, nothing I just remembered... it's my grandmother's birthday," said Ally, quickly.
"Ally, your grandmother died two years ago," said Ethan trying not to think she was weird.
"Right, so I um..." think, Ally, think! "I like to go to the cemetery and, you know, say happy birthday."
"Let me come with you," Ethan offered.
"No," said Ally quickly. "I mean, thanks, but I want to be alone with dear Grandma. I'll send your love, though." She got up. "Bye, Ethan." She hurried out. Time to find out what you're up to, Theresa.
Noah woke up to a swift knocking on his door. "Wake up, sleepy head," said the voice of his sister, Jessica through the door.
He got up groggily and opened his door. "Good morning, Jess," he said.
"Morning," she said cheerfully. "This is the part where I'm supposed to tease you and say there's a girl here to see you," she said in annoying-little-sister mode. "It's Theresa."
"I'll be right down," he said. He shut the door and put on some decent clothes. He fixed up his hair and went downstairs. There, he found Theresa, sitting in the kitchen talking with Jessica over cinnamon buns.
"Hi, Noah," said Theresa.
"Good morning, Resa," he said, sitting beside her. Jessica looked at them smiling. Noah gave her a look.
"I'll be in here if anyone needs me," said Jessica, getting the picture. She went into the living room.
"So what brings you over here this morning, Resa?" he asked.
"Oh, uh, nothing really special. Just coming to say good morning and see how you were."
"Anytime spent with my best friend is special. I'm fine. How are you?"
"I'm– good, really good."
"Are you sure," asked Noah becoming concerned. She seemed troubled. "Are you okay, Resa?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," she said, smiling. "I really should be getting back now. I'll tell Ethan you said hello. Maybe later tonight we, that is all of us, could have dinner?"
"Sure," said Noah. "I'd like that. See you later." He walked her to the door and when he opened it, he was surprised to see Carrie, who was just about to knock on the door. She was dressed very scantily in red with fishnet stockings, not her usual style. She seemed surprised and disheartened to see Theresa.