The music was your basic piano rock/pop, like a Vanessa Carlton or aless-angry Fiona Apple. It wasn't my thing AT ALL. But damn if I wasn'tenthralled ...y her voice. Her singing voice was deeper than I'd expectedfrom talking to her. There was a soulfulness to it that belied her smallframe. And the lyrics...She sang of lost love, not in a Taylor Swift-ian "OMG, I can't believe myboyfriend left me AGAIN" kind of way, but in a way that expressed truepain, true hurt. The kind that you didn't just. "Steve, who is it?" asked Chelsea, appearing from a door. Her eyes lockedon Rachel, and she ran to her."What happened? You're all wet... Come on, you can borrow some of myclothes."And so, for the second night in a row, Rachel found herself depending onthe Diamond's hospitality. Steve's parents were out for dinner together,and the three of them ordered something to eat at a take-away. Rachel hadchanged into dry clothes and while they waited for dinner, she calmed downand told everything to her. We aren't nearly through. He pulled the glove from his pocket as he exited and casually slipped it onto his hand.Rebecca was about to get into her car. " Rebecca!" he shouted as he came out of the bar and jogged over to her car. To his amazement she actually stopped and turned to face him.Seeing that she was going to wait for him, Dave slowed down and walked over to her."What do you want, Dave?" Listen," Dave said and put out his hand. "We were married for close to twenty years. I don't wanna. She thought it was hilarious. Maybe she wouldn't think sonow, mind you."Something about the way he said that made Mark shiver, but he tried tocover it up, and said, "well whatever happened is between you two. I needto finish putting away my stuff, so if you'll excuse me ..." No, I don't think I will. At least not until I tell you what you did.You had no idea about me, did you? I was just a rube you could make dosomething foolish. But it had taken me years of heavy therapy to suppress... Her,.