A half hour before noon, Jessica called the boys into the kitchen and allowed them to figure out packing. Surprisingly, they got everything into their...three daypacks without effort or crushing, and they led the way into the garage.Toby hit the keypad on the garage wall, opening the door. The five bikes had already been checked, their tires inflated, and water bottles filled and set in their catches. “Mom, you lead the way.” he said.Jessica locked the door and asked “Everyone ready? Anyone need. The fact that Tim did not care that Tabitha thought he would cheat onher made him believe his marriage was over.The loyalty test turned out to be more than she agreed to. Tabitha hatedthat she was going to have to deal with the brunt of Tim's anger afterhe found out about her part in it. She would not lie to her husbandabout her part in this test. Even if she could in some manner it wouldmake the situation worse. He would think that she did not trust him. Herknowing the truth would not matter. Even if she wasn't willing to cook, it would have been a good deal. She was certainly worth all the trouble, just for her "personal services." Her willingness to run the kitchen was like free ice cream, on top of the icing on the cake.I did play with her, after instructing her to keep both hands on her shopping cart if she wasn't actually picking something up to put in it. After that, I could touch her in any way I wanted, and she would just stand there with her hands on the cart, and wait. As for the children, they disappeared but apparently never came back. Kris was now sobbing almost uncontrollably, but found herself unable to look away from the TV, which continued to show shots of the crowd being transformed. She heard, but barely registered, the horror-stricken voices of the announcers. "Oh my God! What the hell is going on out there? Can you guys in the truck hear me? Dear lord, we have to get out of here. Get out of the way Pat! Damn it Pat, move or else... Oh God it's too.