flickering lights danced around him as he walked through the kitchen followed by the priest . but she thought of his face in the elevator that night , and the way he had told her to go home when she 'd offered to stay . then i lifted that wrist to my lips and i kissed it . he stopped at the gardens edge and looked at the chest high tomato plants full of bright red cherry sized fruit . my mind begins to race with thoughts . no , not right now , thank you . 