It seemed impossible that so many things could happen in such a short period of time. Beth died, Bob had been injured in an attack on John, Leroy came...to live with them, Linda came to live with them, and he had broken a horrible crime ring.The next month promised to be just as busy with two consulting jobs, a trip to Denver, and a conference presentation in Albuquerque. While this trip wasn’t exactly a vacation, he didn’t have anything to do except drop off Kelly and then wait for her to. I remember it was just you and me against the world. What did I do to change that?’ ‘You know you didn’t do anything.’ ‘Stop telling me what you think I know and answer the question!’ ‘I’m being honest Candice, you didn’t do anything wrong.’ ‘Then why did you cut me out? Why did you just disappear one day and never tell me anything? I understand everyone else, but why me?’ She was practically begging me now but I just couldn’t tell her. I wasn’t ready for the fallout the truth would bring.. It was not even possible to read a book or a newspaper because the "rush-hour" crush of commuters meant he would be standing most of the time in deference to the many females in a family way and other commuters less fit than him. The mornings were not too bad because he could find an out of the way corner to stand in and avoid the mass of humanity. It was the after-work mob that bothered him the most.His job happened to be located in almost the exact center of the city so by the time the. What the hell were you two thinking?"Jen is right, I begin to swallow my pride and say, "Sorry Jens, we weren't..."Jens sighs, her eyes roll back in her head and she becomes limp. I yell at Bernie, "I think that was Jens last breath and she's dying. Help me get her to the table."He carries her to the table, I run over behind him and notice that Jens has undone all the work Maria did to her. The wood clamp is missing and blood has covered her shirt. Jens pulled out her IV and there's blood.