For abit of fun we put in more of the tuneful Goth songs. It is no gooddoing the hard-core ones as revellers do not like it when you hit themwith a d...rge about death and disaster when they are out clubbing. Weknew that there are places where this sort of music was played but knewof no places in Australia at this turn of the century.At the end of the engagement he got us into a two month gig in Brisbanecity and one thing I noticed was that he was bringing Lesley to thevenue and taking her. .The cook had a sumptuous dinner on the table by the time we got in the door and satisfactorily hugged, kissed, squeezed, and hugged again. Over BBQ spare ribs and all the fixings, we gabbed for hours and hours. I kept saying, "I missed you all SO MUCH!" It just kept coming out until I had them saying it, too.Colleen had been out to Monaco to spend a few days and handle the yacht purchase, making Rebecca and Beth Ann the neediest. Beth Ann had been distracted going back and forth to see Brian. That was a little over two weeks ago.”“That’s about when Mom stopped hearing from him.”“She told me they’ve been in touch with the local authorities, and they’re looking for him.”Kara stared at him, slack-jawed. “Do they suspect foul play?”“That’s the impression I got. She said she couldn’t go into details. I got the call because I was the one who initiated contact with the Bureau.”“Have they told Mom any of this?”“Not yet.”“Holy shit.” Kara shook her head. “Well -- at least he’s not in some. Their interlude on the 4th of July had been a welcome relief, even though she had worried about all that sperm. Her period had started on the 6th, brought on early, she thought, because of all that sexual activity, but it had still been welcome, particularly because it was abnormally short. Now, six days after she had stopped, she felt sure that it was too early for their last night to do any harm. She could not know that her emotional highs and lows, and the tension, had affected her body in.