Hey there, I'm Antigua. You're Lidia, aren't you?" she said sticking her hand out to the tall blonde."Ah—ah—ah," Lidia's mouth moved like a fish c...oking on air. I moved over and put my arm around Lidia's waist."Say hi to Antigua, honey," I prompted."Hi, Antigua," she squeaked."Lidia is a really big fan of yours," I explained. "Really big. She's just nervous." Sure, I get that all the time," Tink said waving it off. "So you're a fan, huh? That's great! I need to talk to you! How'd you like the. I presume you are under psychoanalysis, and whoever has helped you has done a marvellous job." As of yesterday, I was considered a hopeless case. As of yesterday, I had to be kept isolated from men and even a lot of women. Tonight was the last trial by fire to see how I would cope." Again, I hate to state the obvious, but you're so calm. It's as if you've been sedated, but you aren't showing any physical signs of that, so you are not that way with me." Yes, you're right, and I feel like I could. Well, the terrifying part sure as hell worked, he thought as he came to his feet in order to brace himself so he could look down the tree better. Two big eyes, reflecting red in the moonlight, stared up the tree at him."Go away to live another day, Pussycat. If you come up here, you're going to meet a shit storm of sharp objects headed your way," he yelled down to the cat.The feline stood on its hind legs, its front feet reaching an appalling distance up the trunk, and ... roared. The sound. .. won't you, darling?"Jennifer had nodded, still crying, and the cop had given up. He'd made her say out loud, however, that she had lied about accusing Bob of rape, resulting in her blubbering about how sorry she was.While the policeman called in with the results of his investigation, Susan had motioned Jennifer closer to the bed."Did you really ride the bike by yourself?" she had asked.That was the last thing in the world Jennifer had thought her mother would focus on, and it had shocked her.