I crossed the small roadway to go to Kevin Fox. As I came near the tree that hid him from plain view, his eyes moved over me in a manner that I remembered so well. They gave off that same light that used to make me feel so beautiful.
Now, I understood that look perfectly. It was nothing but mere, selfish lust.
"What do you want?" I asked him.
"What do I want?" He returned with a brief laugh. "I'm glad you asked. I need you to stop walking out on me. I need you to stop being cold to me, Tessa."
"Why did you call me out here, Mister Fox?"
"I've told you to call me Kevin." The smile vanished as he said this. "And I called you out here because I thought you've had enough time to be mad at me. Like I told you, I can show you the streets of Los Angeles. You have no one else around that can
