He wiped away beads of sweat running down into his tear-filled eyes.“They made me ... they threatened me. They had pictures ... papers ... my busine...s, my house ... my wife. She’d divorce me. Those pictures!”The story was quick to follow once Evans broke down and confessed to being black-mailed. He’d been to an annual accountants’ convention in Denver a few months before. He’d been surprised to find an unexpected companion one evening in the convention’s resort hotel. The pictures were graphic. -"Go away you lazy moron and let us keep practicing" Anna shouted at him angrily and John walked away laughing.-"I can't stand him! It's been months! He thinks just because he's a boy, he is better than us!" Another girl said to her teammates.-"He underestimates us. We must teach him a lesson about who's strong and who's weak," Anna replied and then added "I have an idea, come closer," and all the girls started whispering and giggling.Later after the last lesson of the day the when school was. It made him laugh in his head when he thought it up just then but apparently it went over the boys heads. He explained eight hours working in the trailer park Saturday and Sunday – lifting, toting, and fixing things that need fixing. He even joked he may have to take his truck out mudding a few extra times just to create something for them to wash.Harley could barely contain her giggles but she did. She assumed she’d have to do work too but she thought if that was the worst that happened it. He didn't snoop, of course, but that didn't stop him from wondering what the topic was.Saturday was a quiet day, neither of the families had plans so, after breakfast, the quartet elected to just lay around the house, relax and watch movies. James's parents arrived just after ten though, and upset that apple cart.After holding a whispered conversation with Sally, David gathered everyone in the Darcy family room. Sally squeezed in between James and Zoe on the couch, with Stacy also seated there.