"What happened to you? Do I really want to know?"Kathy explained the after dinner mix-up and how she had ended up playing pool with the Supervisor of ...asochistic Instruction while Christi was carried off by the amorous Secretary of Education."Well, these things happen," Mommy comforted as they walked to the parking lot. "A couple of days in a chastity belt never killed anyone." I know," Kathy opened the car door and fell into the seat, "it's just so -- hey, what are you guys doing here?"Becky. ..* *I know. They are planning a crime. Someone might get hurt. Someone willlose their stuff. Believe me, I know.* *Then why...?* *First, because it could get you killed. Second, because even if they getcaught, it could get them off the hook.* *That's nuts!* *It's true, anyhow. We talked about this. Under the law, you are not allthat different than me.* *But I can't just...**I'll do something.* Lena almost sighed. *An undercover mall cop is awareof them now, but he doesn't know why. If they try. We hadn’t talked about being exclusive.’ ‘How could you do this to me? You knew my history with Josh. He cheated on me and I kicked him out. Now you’re cheating on me.’ ‘Hey, wait a second! I am NOT cheating on you. I am seeing other people. You knew that I had just started dating again after Kathy’s death. Did you ask me to not see anyone else? Did you expect after one date, you had a franchise on the territory?’ ‘Not after a DATE, but you’ve – I’m pretty sure – enjoyed more than a date, or do. “To alcohol.” “To absolut.” She corrected, and drained the glass, setting it down carefully. I nursed my shot. Kathy had been drinking like a fish for the last couple of hours, unaware or uncaring about the fact that I had had only a shot or two. The alcohol coiled warmly in my belly. She was a friend of my wife’s, who’d been out of town on business for al- most a week. I’d always thought she’d liked me, and I was beginning to think she.