" Alfred Jr. stood up and took his place in front of his mom and wondered what she was up to. In a short few seconds he was about to find out! "Now," ...he continued, "what we're going to do now must always stay just between us, okay?" Still not sure what she was up to, Alfred Jr. nodded his head and replied, "Of course Mom, anything you say!" "Good," she responded quickly, "now let me open up the fly to your jeans!"Alfred Jr. stood frozen in front of his mom as her fingers undid his belt,. " I'm glad to hear that." I want to try to make it work. For the kids' sake." What about your sake?" Jim asked."I don't know. It's hard." Why is it so hard to want things to work out with your wife?" It's complicated Jim. Real complicated. Stuff I don't, can't, get into," Ray responded."What..." Jim started to say. But stopped himself."But the other thing is bugging me." What is it?" I've been dumped," Ray said baldy."By Dana?" Jim replied in shocked voice."No. By my counselor." What?" You. When I opened the door all the way I saw the room I was in was part of a warehouse and storage area on the outskirts of town. I looked back into the room and saw it was completely empty. No sign of Holly or any of her torture devices. I looked out across the parking lot of the warehouse and saw the road. How could I do this. How could I ever go out in public let alone go across that lot to the street. I was a freak and a naked one at that. I had no choice, I was starving and I had to get help.. " Sid said. "We know now that they suspect something, but had less of an idea even than we did of what it might be. We'll update Captain Halico in five days when they return from their trip up the southern coast of the peninsula." We may well need him and his crew if this comes to a confrontation." I said. "I wish we could get word back to Turtle Spur, but even if we could there would be little chance they'd act on it without confirmation from the Rising Sea." Captain Halico only has six.