Would they tell her parents? Would her parents believe her side of the story?Who else would know?Shelly's mind was being overwhelmed, especially not k...owing if Teddy had any other surprises. She knew that she could probably explain just about anything that Teddy had. At least what she knew about.Damn!Shelly had absolutely no idea what to do right now.She wanted her clothes back. She wanted to forget the whole ordeal... pretend that nothing ever happened. Get those pictures back... Shelly looked. " ... just a business discussion." She shook her head. She felt a warning stir deep inside her. Something was trying to tell her ... something was warning her. She had a flash of a golden threat tinged in red, but she dismissed that. She couldn't put her finger on what was wrong. She shook her head again, dismissing her worries. They were in the middle of very civilized Vienna. This wasn't one of those cow towns where people walked around with guns all the time."Well, hurry back," she said. "I. "I've been a jerk and I want to apologize," Mark began. "I told myself that if I stayed away you'd have a better chance of keeping the boys; after all, Jeff hadn't really started this until I came into the picture. And, I didn't know how to handle what you told me about Jeremy. At first I felt betrayed, but I couldn't get the look on your face out of my mind. John and Joe convinced me that I was being selfish; that you must be tearing your heart out about this, and not just about Jeremy leaving. Dorothea began to interact daily with Nurse, and occasionallywith Father and Mother. She spoke well enough; she comported herselfadequately; no suspicions were ever raised as to her true identity.When she embraced Mother and Father, she did so with genuine affection,for the sake of her friend.Eventually the day did indeed come. Sun broke through the windows of thebed chamber; Dorothea shook Dot to arouse her, "Another day! Come, enjoyit with me!" But she did not respond. Harder and even angrier.