“Immensely appealing,” she said.
He pulled her close again.
She put her arms around him, and she felt protected, yet suddenly a shiver passed through her.
“It's all right,” he said. “It's over.”
“Yeah, it's over,” she said, putting her head against his chest. “We'll go back to Orange County, where it's always summer, and we'll get married, and I'll start collecting trains with you. I think I could get
“We'll make a better world,” he agreed softly. “But not that way. Not by hiding from the world as it really is. Together, we don't need to hide. Together, we've got the power, don't you think?”
“I don't think,” she said. “I
The rain had tailed off to a light drizzle. The storm was moving eastward, and the mad voice of the wind was stilled for now.
