"Oh, my God! I'm so sorry! I didn't know!"
"It's okay, Mrs. Campbell. You didn't know."
"He was looking in your window and when I saw him with the camera ... "
"I know, I know. It's okay, Mrs. Campbell."
"What if he's dead?"
"He's not dead." MacKenzie sat up, wincing and gingerly rubbing the back of his head. "What the fuck did you hit me with?"
The tiny elderly lady proudly held up her walking stick. "Packs a wallop, don't it?"
Shana did her best not to laugh as she helped MacKenzie to his feet. "You did a good job protecting me, Mrs. Campbell. I appreciate it."
"Protecting you? Shit, she nearly took my head off!"
"Next time you jerk off, son, show a little ass. I might not have hit you then." The old woman cackled as she shuffled off and Shana just shook her head, chuckling as she watched her depart.
"Is she for real?" MacKenzie went over to his camera, pleased to see that the woman hadn't smashed them up.
"Yeah, she's been my neighbor for a long time and she always looks out for me. She's a lesbian."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I always make sure to dry off in front of the window in the morning so she can watch."
"Pretty obliging, don't you think?"
Shana shrugged. "It's the least I can do. She doesn't have much time left on the Earth. It doesn't hurt to give her a thrill." She pushed the grim thoughts away. "How did the pictures come out?"
"I won't know till I get them developed." He handed the folded tripod to her. "What possessed you to start without me?"
"Same thing that women experience every day. You were taking too long."
"And you couldn't wait?"
"No." She hefted the equipment and headed toward the front door, once she saw that he had his camera and bag. "Haven't you ever just gotten off because you had to, right then and there?"
"No."
"No?