It was a cold evening after a heavy downpour. It had rained more than four straight hours. The rain continued falling not until twilight.

Dave had stepped into the rain when it began and vanished without telling Maggie where he was going.

Maggie on the other seemed not to be bothered by where ever he had gone.

She spent the evening alone and watched until the rain ceased.

Dave left the house with the assurance that Maggie would never leave, as long as the rain kept falling. He planned to make it back home before the rain stopped. In that way, he could continue to keep his eyes on her....