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area, especially near the coast, doesn’t see much snow does it?”
    “About a week or two out of the year, there will be some snow up on the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains, but almost never where we live. Speaking of that, I was wondering if I could borrow a car or get a ride from someone going into town. I should probably get some more appropriate footwear for snow and a sweater or two. I’m sorry to say, I’m not very well equipped for weather in the teens. It doesn’t often get colder than in the thirties at home.”
    “Don’t be silly, I’ll have the driver take you to town,” Dominic said matter-of-factly.
    “Okay, but only if it’s no trouble. I can go anytime it’s convenient.”
    “It’s no trouble at all,” replied Dominic.
    She looked over at Devon a couple of times during the conversation only to see newspaper staring back at her. Disappointed, she focused on her coffee and an English muffin she had set in front of her.
    “Mr. Larsen,” she said, looking across the table for other place settings, “won’t Anton be joining us this morning?”
    “Oh no, dear, he is far too weak to come down here.”
    “I’d be willing to take something up to him,” Darby said. Devon dropped his paper and looked at her with disapproval, much like Dominic had done the previous day. She looked back at him and said, “What? Is that inappropriate? He’s all alone and not feeling well. How is he going to confide in anyone if he’s never around anyone to confide in?”
    “It’s not your place, Darby. You haven’t even been properly introduced to the man. Now you want to deliver food to him in your pajamas?” Devon said.
    “Okay, well I could get dressed and take him something if that would make you happy. I just think that, well, isn’t that why we are here?”
    “Still, it’s inappropriate. And no. That’s why I am here,” Devon said pointedly.
    “Then why am I here, Devon? It’s apparent you don’t want me here. Why am I here?” She knew she was about to cry again as the heat flushed her face. She looked at Dominic, excused herself, and quickly left the room. When she got to her room she closed the door to the sad eyes of Sammy and again the tears came. She took a shower and got dressed. She grabbed her coat and gloves and went down the stairs and out the front door.
    Once outside she took a deep breath of frigid sweet air and walked towards the pond. The snow crunched under her feet and her breath made a fog all around her. She grabbed the collar of her coat tight under her chin and walked until she saw a small trail that maybe a deer, or Sammy, had worn in the snow that circled the pond. About halfway around the pond there was a bench. She wiped off the snow that had accumulated overnight and sat down, bringing her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around them. She sat there for what seemed like days, just thinking. She had a beautiful view of the house and the snow on the surrounding hills.
    Funny how snow can make everything look so pretty , she thought. It hung heavy on the tree limbs and some didn’t look capable of holding such a load, but miraculously they did. With the sun out, some of the snow on the trees was melting with a drip, drip, drip . Every once in a while the load of snow would plop to the ground, relieving the fragile branch to dance in its freedom. She heard a door close and she could see Sammy prancing out into the snow, toting his ball.
    A few minutes later, she saw a red sporty car pull out of one of the garages, fishtailing a bit in the slippery melting snow, and then it was out of sight. She guessed it was Devon trying to get as far away from her as possible. She sat there for a while more, enjoying the sounds of nature and the pretty ripples on the water as the breeze grazed the surface. Her feet, however, were numb now from the cold and that made the rest of her colder – time to go back . She slowly made her way back to the house. When she got to the foyer,