Evans would have caught us? I shuddered to think of it.Never again! Next time we would wait until he reached where he was going and called home to let...Pam know where to reach him if needed. It would mean wasting a night, but better safe than sorry.When I got home mom wasn't home and dad did what Marge had said he would. He asked me to stick close to home while he was gone. He didn't tell me that he thought mom was cheating; just that he was worried about leaving her alone while he was. He'd even told me about modelling clothes for Benjamin's friend Tony. And now he wasn't even trying to soften the blow when he told me that the assignment that took me half-a-term was pathetic.He sighed. "Sarah. I need to talk about some personal things - " he hesitated, " - your relationship with my wife, Elizabeth. You did know her didn't you? Towards the end?"Of course I did! I probably spent as much time with her as you did - until right at the end. Didn't you know.I said, "Yes, we used to. ‘Why don’t I bring dinner round? As I recall, you always enjoyed Chinese food after a good fucking. Sex builds up your appetite too.’‘I’ve already eaten thanks. Goodnight Tony I...’I made to hang up, but he interrupted me.‘Pete really wouldn’t mind if we got together again, not now. You do know that?’This wrong footed me for a moment. As far as I knew, my husband would go berserk if he found out I had even been talking to Tony.‘I think you’re wrong there,’ I replied.‘Am I Penny? Don’t be so. “Really?” she asked eagerly.“Really, what?” I growled, inches from her face.“I’m sorry, Sir, I should have said ‘Really, Master,’” she corrected herself.I turned to the officers. “What else do you need to know?” I asked politely.They looked at each other for a second, still stunned. “That about covers it. We already spoke to his doctor. He verified that ... Tom,” he said after looking at his notes, “had inoperable brain cancer and wasn’t expected to survive much longer. We just needed to know.