Chapter 4
I love having Pippin in my house. We don’t see each other all that often, considering I work third shift and he has two daytime jobs, but his presence in the house is obvious. There’s an extra toothbrush in the bathroom. And a disposable razor, a deodorant, and some kind of cream he puts on his face. I cleared out a shelf in the closet for him where he keeps a few items of clothing. My modest book collection has mysteriously grown; I’ve noticed the addition of that vampire book he was reading, and a couple other paperbacks I haven’t put there.
Then there’re the mornings. He’s always awake when I get off work, and two steaming mugs of hot chocolate wait for us both on the breakfast bar when I walk through the door. Some days we enjoy each other’s company in silence; sometimes we
