I did, however, give her a pretty expurgated version, making Richard seem like an alarmist and Estrada a comparatively small-time opportunist. As a yo...nger woman she'd been fairly adventurous—adventurous enough to join me in our self-imposed exile for all those years, for one thing—but motherhood had turned her, unsurprisingly, a good deal more conservative. There was no point to worrying her needlessly.Even in the cold light of day I was still fairly certain it would be needless. Bolstered by. While the water was heating he worked the hand pump to fill the reservoir above the crude shower in the cabin, then made up the bed with silk sheets and coverlet from the suitcases. He stripped out of his normal clothes and placed them in the drawer of the chest by the bed, then filled the other drawers with Phyllis' clothing for the weekend. Too bad there wasn't a tub for a bubble bath, but one takes what pleasures one can when they're offered. He stepped from the shower and toweled off, still. Not bad. Not bad at all. If she could just keep him from turning into such a prick! Well, she had other things to worry about. Sean was going to get more than even in just a few minutes. She could not help a shiver and a buckling of the knees.Rob rang the bell promptly at 7:30. One by one, the kids arrived in the front room with the predictable expressions of shock and amazement. Sean was the last one, and he was still gawking when Rob began explaining where Gail was going and why. As Rob was. Barbanne staggered back, a look of pure shock on her face."You ... You shot me!" Barbanne whimpered. "You really shot me!" She dropped to her knees, gazing down at the bleeding hole in her belly. Then, with a snarl of pure rage, she emptied her gun into..."The wall clock chimed six o'clock and Tanya looked up from her typing.'I'd better check on Beth, ' she decided. 'She's been awfully quiet all day... 'She finished typing:"into Jodie's belly. Jodie fell backwards off her knees, crying in agony.