Why didn’t they mention that? Maybe I just missed it.We had lunch before we headed home, and I explained what happened when I submitted my ticket to...Alicia during lunch. On the way home, we tried to relax and we talked about our next few weeks. We decided to have Alicia’s Mom, Phyllis, come over for dinner the next night. We also decided to start planning our wedding and Alicia believed her mother would want to be involved. She said that her being involved would prove to be an. Smoke hung in the air and I noticed that nearly all of the men were puffing on a cigarette or a cigar. My eyes started to water. All of the men, young, old and in between looked, I don’t know, sort of rough. All the women were young; several were attractive. One of the men turned his head to look at us and I could see his eyes go up and down as he appraised my wife. Next to him, a young woman, pulled his arm. He smiled at Marissa before turning back to his group.Tony was on the other side of. She was telling me that I needed something far far more than the mere alcohol we had drank to free my mind of everything, and I had to agree with her on that, and asked her just what would do that?Jackie she said I have something in this little bag that will help with that and more, and don’t you freak out on me and go batshit crazy when I do what I’m going to do to make things much, much better for you. I agreed with her on that and told her I trusted her, knowing she was a nurse and figured. For another hour the two exchanged angry words, dirty looks, and the occasion light swat against each other's arms. Once or twice, Steve even gave one of little Amy's blond pigtails a sharp yank, causing their mother to yell angrily at them both. The trip seemed to get longer and longer as time went on. But then, they past the first sign advertising the Black Thorn Restaurant in the town of Ravensmoor. That was when it happened.With a heavy silence hanging over the van, Steve glanced askance at.