Betty Lou was sitting on the matching sofa. Ruth had come to the house on Spring Street to apologize to Tommy. She had found Betty Lou Grimes’s phon... number and address in the master card file at the library. Ruth had called Betty Lou an hour ago to apologize, and to ascertain Tommy’s last name. Betty Lou accepted the heartfelt apology and agreed completely with what the librarian wanted to do.Tommy walked into the parlor as the two women were chatting. The room was off limits to Rex, so the. Both had their backpacks on the seat beside them - small but obviously stuffed with the necessities of a longer journey."What is your name?" I asked, keeping them from falling asleep as they were. "I'm Chris....Christian," he said. "And the girl?" "My name is Angie." It was the first time I had heard her speak and I was surprised at how young her voice sounded."Christian and Angie ... " I murmured. I remember those names but that feels like a hundred years ago. "Are you running away from home?". His curiosity aroused, he ended up copying them over to his own computer. He later printed them out and brought them over for me to look at.Cindy had done a lot of general research into the demographic make up of all the small business owners of convenience markets within our general geographic area. I still didn't know why she had taken on such a task, but I felt certain I'd eventually find this out.In the process of looking over some of the findings of her research, she had discovered that. “How come did I never saw with someone, Vic? You are one of the most handsome men I ever saw”“Well, Marge... It’s hard to find a good gal these days... I must say I never found the girl I want to spend the rest of my life with”“Poor little... me and Marge know how it is... these days men are so strange and douchebags”“I never thought you two were of ‘settling down’. Come on, if I never saw you with each other alone, there is always a man to share your shoulders with... you are total ‘man.