"We're going outside to string up the outside lights. You up to helping?" Yeah," I said, and followed her out. It was fun. Afterwards, we did up the t...ee.It could've been weird. Watching them, laughing, sharing the kind of inside jokes that any family develops over time-well, it could've made me depressed. And it could've made me feel left out. Tom and his family made sure that that didn't happen-especially Kathy. She got me to help her unstring lights outside. She sat next to me on the couch. She was all over Royce. I had hoped that it would die down after the initial confrontation, but it just got worse."From the way the TV played it everyone thinks Lucy saved your ass, not the other way around," Wilma said."Yeah she did distract them so that Ansel and I had a chance," he said."Didn't She also take one of the bad guys out for you?" Wilma asked all defensive."Yeah she did that. Took him into the river plastered to the front of her car. Her passenger Jane bailed, so Lucy went into. Even before I turned, I knew in my heart that Beth was involved. She stood, swaying from side to side, looking at me like she was going to kill someone. ‘Oh, fuck,’ I thought, as I made my way towards her.“You cheating, fucking whore!” she screamed at me.Without even bothering to respond I took her by the arm and lead her out of the ballroom. It was like watching Jekyll and Hyde. As we headed down the deserted corridor towards our room, the tears started. I didn’t speak; I was so angry with. With track practice canceled, I was over an hour early at the community center to pick up Ellie.I told the girls to wait in the car while I went in to see if their mother was ready to leave, or if I should return later to pick her up. I entered the main reception room and ran into Helen."Can you tell me where Ellie is?" I asked. "I'm a little early and I want to tell her I can come back later if she wants." I haven't seen her lately, but she is probably in the office getting all the games and.