Which is why I shouldn't have been surprised when Brodie called me one afternoon to ask if I'd mind hosting a small dinner party for he and his wife a...d the project manager. But I was surprised, so I asked if this particular dinner hadn't already been planned by one of our PR people at the home of my company's CEO."Yeah," said Brodie, his voice trailing off the receiver. "But he's a tool. You're cool. So let's have a few drinks and get my wife off my back for a few hours."To which I said,. "When I drove from Atlanta to San Francisco, I sort of had a detour to make. I needed to visit an old ... friend in Dallas, so I took the southern route, on I-20." An old 'friend, ' huh?" Jen asked, giggling. "I'm guessing this was a female friend?" Oh yes," I agreed. We were quiet for a few minutes, but the thoughts of Mandy and that Dallas visit, combined with today's events, had me squirming in my seat.As we crossed the state of Arkansas, we talked about our college years, how Jen and Mike. "Well you asked to see me, what can I do for you?" Asked a petulant Charlene.Margie seemed to wake up from a long lethargy "I want you to pay me the whole price of the car your husband left to me." You want what? You are out of your mind. The selling price was one dollar and that's what you received, or are going to; no more no less. That's what was in your lovers will. The selling price," a smirking Charlene said.Margie's eyes were filled with tears by the impotence of her powerlessness to do. Kevin had arrived. The condo complex the girls had rented in shared a common parking lot and swimming pool with a dozen other units. They all opened up towards the lot, creating a block party kind of feel. It would not be uncommon to see multiple groups of people milling around in the general area, either going to or coming from an adjoining unit. And when the girls returned from their afternoon jaunt at the beach, Kevin was there to greet them. Rachel noticed him immediately, and while her.