"They still weren't sure what to make of it all. I think McDonough had actually added as much confusion as clarification to the situation. But I was p...etty happy about the exoneration stuff, even though the part about my being "in custody" rankled a little. Was I really? I asked the fibbie who was with me and just got a waffle.It turned out, though, that the "custody" business was mostly a formality. All they really wanted out of me, as McDonough had told me at the end of the previous day's. " We can just take a nap right here," John asked. "Why do you think I brought the tent for? Help me put it up and we can get some sleep here and later go back in the water a while. We still need to try and meet some kids our own age, and I think we have a better chance of doing that here than in our own beds." But we can eventually take them to our own beds, right?" Don asked, grinning mischievously at John."Eventually," John said smiling back, "now help me with the tent."The other two agreed. ‘I met Vicky in Paris. She’s a model and travels the world.’ ‘Is she the one that picked out that gorgeous suit you bought?’ ‘Yes, she’s kind of a special person to me.’ ‘I hope to meet her someday,’ replied Ruth. I just smiled back at Ruth. I had no idea what to say. Another week went by and I happened to open my desk drawer and the card from Vicky was setting there. I picked it up and read it a half dozen times. I couldn’t shake her memory out of my mind. I reached for the phone and called. . your sister is really outdoing herself, between that and the breakfast that she’s cooking up for all of us. Biscuits, gravy, hash browns, scrambled eggs, and bacon, wow! I can smell it, hell, I can almost taste it!” Christina let the cat out of the bag, confirming what Abel started to half-recall.“Wow ... that really happened! Eva really moved in with us!” Abel exclaimed.“In with us, yes, but also in on us ... she’s our lover now, babe! Yours and mine! The couple that strays together, stays.