She needed to visit the Bradshaws. She’d be doing that in an hour. In an hour it would be noon. Yes, lunch would be with the Bradshaws today unless ...hey weren’t home. But, they would be. They were always home or nearly always.****“Honey,” said Lana, “let’s go out to eat whaddya say?”“Sounds good,” I said. “You know we got a few bucks. I wanna go to the Scarborough. It’s not something we’re going to do a lot, but I’m feeling like doing something extra special. Okay?”I’d just picked up my keys,. Get the manager please." I told you, that's were I'm taking you!" The guard was beginning to lose his temper, and I was becoming uncertain. It was too late now though. Angry as he was, I trusted him less than I did at the start of all this, if that were possible. Could you have negative trust, I wondered?"I don't want to and you can't make me. Besides, my mother told me never to go off with strangers." I sounded like a petulant little boy. The guard, predictably, was less than pleased."Why you. She wore a silky dress that showed off her long legs. Her tiny breasts were concealed beneath a tight leotard. I had changed briefs but was already getting wet just looking at her. I told them that my other friends couldn't make it, and they just smiled and didn't look disappointed. We listened to the music for a while and had a few drinks, then I said, "It's time to go upstairs." They put down their glasses right away and looked sober-faced as they turned to follow me. The ride up the elevator. Second floor,” she said.“Oh my God. I’m on my way,” I said. I checked out quickly with the boss and was on the road in two minutes from hanging up on Penelope.I didn’t storm in but I walked in very fast. Second floor, she’d said. Penelope was waiting for me at the nurses’ station. She stepped in front of me stopping me.“Lee, the doctor did everything he could,” he said, and she looked down. I knew from her demeanor what the situation was. My mother, mom, had passed.I took a seat at the wall to.