In the middle of all this, as Sean slips out of his jacket, he looks over his shoulder at me and he smiles at me, just a glancing, faint thing before he turns back to Tommy. I'm quite happy for that smile, because Dad told me once you should be grateful for the gifts that are the rarest.

That was pretty much all you needed to know about Cole, right there. He saw something he didn't quite understand, liked it, and took it to be his.

Isabel had gone silent in a way that shouted the silence to me.

Grace reached over and began stroking her fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes and let her drive me crazy.

I guess now would be a good time to tell you," He said. "I took Chainsaw out of my dreams.

I just looked at her, feeling utterly empty. I didn't know what I was supposed to say to her. My life is in that bed. Please let me stay.

You're not going to die," I told her, lifting my head to look at her. "I'm not done writing songs about you yet.