anyway , the protective order has been lifted . each person living here has come from somewhere else , and their reasons for coming are their own . i climbed into bed and pulled the comforter up . the red breaking of dawn splatters across the sky . the computer sat on a desk in the corner of the living room . as i looked at him now , i could see he was just an ordinary person , perhaps a tad suspicious , but then if i had a pretty wife in a remote location , i too might be a little protective . 