“I caught the son-of-a-bitch with Diane smooching in his car, that’s what its all about. I pulled the mother fucker out of the car and decked him�...�a couple of times.” Diane looked at me, I guess she couldn’t believe I was telling Tom about her infidelity. “Don’t look at me like that,” I told her, “it’s bad enough I’m lying to our kids I’m not going to lie to Tom, he asked what happened so I told him.” Tom was still on the other end of the phone listening. “Well listen pal,” he said, “I really. It was a bit of a blur. I knew my mother and sisters had left me alone while they did things together, but I couldn’t remember what.As I tried to remember, I ended up at the rental property as Mother and my sisters were heading out.“Josh! You’re soaked.” Chloe said, as she ran up to me when she spotted me.“Yeah, well, exersize.” I said.“Where’s Danielle?” Chloe asked.“At her house with the baby.” I said. “You couldn’t expect her to come out with him in this, or leave him home alone.”“Okay, I’ll. They were best friends for as long as they could remember. They weren’t always siblings but after Lisa’s mom died from cancer and Jim’s dad died from a car accident, the remaining parent immediately found comfort in each other. Jim was 16 and Lisa was 15 but when their parents got together more than a decade ago they became really good friends as well. “What’s wrong sis?” asked Jim as he entered Lisa’s room.She was crying so hard that Jim couldn’t understand what she was saying and just sat. It still wasn’t as carefree and radiant as he was used to but much better than before. She was still silent, however. ‘Jamie… a penny for your thoughts? I know they don’t make them anymore but I can probably find one.’ Jamie giggled and threw a pillow at his head. ‘You’re a goof.’ It did, however, get her talking. ‘I am just trying to sort out how I feel. It is hard. I mean… part of me is thrilled at the thought of going out with you Tim. I… really like you. I’m terrified at what could go wrong.