NOT JUST AN ORDINARY MAN!

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The rain was still pouring down making the night darker than suppose to thanks to the light on the porch, other wise he couldn't be able to see a thing, he fold his things over the rope use for line and pin them to hold them in case the wind gets high, it was a bit chilly nothing like the chill he experience in London back home his fire place never with out fire the air conditioning system was never off to wash his hand he has to use warm water depending on what type of weather there was he enjoy the weather cold than hot when the weather was hot he find it hard to adjust to it sweating all the time it confuse him wiping sweat all times, the sound of a dog barking, out there grab his attention as he so remember his dog pod who died recently after been ran over by a car being chased by other dogs. The white figure approach the yard from across the woods, and came running on the back porch barking furiously at him.
"Pod, Althea called to the barking dog, "pod calm down he's a guess you should treat him well" she told the dog rubbing his side to keep him down, he lay there whining and wagging his tail
"Pod?" Hector ask
"Yeah" Althea answer with a smile he came here a small pup, he got his leg stuck in the pod from chocolate so taiga decided to call him pod",
Hector smile he didn't know the reason his dog was name pod he just give him a name he was a big dog with shaggy hair almost covering his eyes, "how old his he?"
"Six months"
He didn't say more than to turn his attention at the dog as Althea stand to face him, she was surprise that her husband things fits so perfectly on this man who's shoulders extended so wide and chest much bigger than her husband even his jeans fit on him, her husband didn't like clothes that fit too closely maybe it was the reason he fit so well in them, since his death its been just her and taiga no one else having someone in the house felt different, and act ward,
"I came to tell you dinner is ready" she said when he look back her way.
He follow her inside through a different door as he step through he ended up in the kitchen,
"Pod!" The little boy said dropping to his knees in front the dog "you came home"
"Wash your hands boy" his mother instruct him after washing her at the sink Hector did the same Althea hand him the towel in which she dried her hands he thank her with a smile, after Taiga's hands were cleanse they sat to eat Althea dish out food for her son and her self and then hand the plate to the man, its strew peas"she told him
" I realize thank you" after he dish out his desired amount he was handed another dish with roast yam for him to help himself, he has never had saltfish strew with roast yam before, but he had have so many other strew, serve with great tasting wine to wash it down,now he was been given saltfish strew that he didn't even know exist and to wash it down sour tasting, but refreshing lemonade, he didn't need to ask if Althea was a struggling mother judging from the looks of things she have little, she was kind enough to take him in and was feeding him and though he wasn't use to saltfish strew it was tasty thinking the boy was right his mother is a great cook not many woman knew how to cook and if he was going to get married he was going to marry one who knows how to cook and keep a house for he wasn't going to live with a maid cooking for him at all times, he thank her for dinner excuse himself back down the hall to the bathroom where he freshen up he didn't pack a toothbrush in his bag so he wash his mouth with toothpaste and by rubbing his finger over them,he was tired and really would lay down, he went back to the kitchen to thank Althea once again for her kindness, asking her permission to take off early, she said it was OK so he went to the room, on getting there he close the door behind him before removing his sneakers lifting the sheet off the bed then climb under, it was a cold and rainy night so he didn't bother to take his cloth off, turning out the bed side lamp Hector close his eyes it didn't take him long before he fall asleep,
The light was already out when Althea check the door so she didn't bother to knock him up just to hand him a tooth brush, she left it in the bathroom where he could see it in the morning,she left the light on in the passage in case he want to see his way in to the bathroom and went her way back down the hall.