It’s possible he was murdered and thrown off that cliff. Why?” “I don’t know. Maybe he was in the way,” she said. “Right, but in wh...se way? I think I need to get into the Beckwith mansion and look around.” Call the Grand Velas and make sure Alan is staying there. Once that is confirmed we can tell Beckey any time and wash our hands of this case, but I’m not quite ready to do that yet.” I went into my office and called Beckey and asked if she could meet me for dinner that night.. "Okay. Tell me everything."Paige shivered and took a deep breath. And then she started unspooling her tale, haltingly and a little out of order. "I found out about a week ago, right when I got back to campus. My period was due right after New Year's, actually. I'm almost always like clockwork. Every four weeks: boom, there it is. But I was late. I'm never late. But I couldn't take a pregnancy test, not in parents' house. And I wasn't sure how to sneak it around them. So I just had to wait .... “She’s getting ready,” she said, her voice icy. “I’ll tell her you’re here.” And she shut the door, leaving me standing on the doorstep. I knew she didn’t like the idea of me and Clarissa going out, but that was just plain rude. Perhaps that was her plan—to treat me so badly that I’d give up and leave her daughter alone.“Just shut up and listen, you dumb fuck!” Jake Rogers’ voice was coming from the side of the house. He’d obviously gone outside to take a phone call and didn’t know I was there. It's not the thing girls do with their fathers." Just like it's not the thing girls do with their brothers." That's not fair." Jeff, this is my decision. I know you just want to protect me, but I think it's better for everyone if I do this."He sighed. "All right, I'm not going to tell you you're too young, because that would be hypocritical of me. To be honest, my main argument against it is that I'm jealous. I can't stand seeing you getting affectionate with Dad; it really bothers me because I.