I left the pub shortly afterward.The following Sunday, only Naomi and Travis were at the bar when I arrived. He was a lot soberer and very engaging th...t evening. As I finished my second drink, aware that Naomi liked to close up by seven o’clock; I made my way home fifteen minutes before closing time. A short while later my doorbell rang and after opening the front door, Travis stood there and asked if he could view the gallery, having never visited it before.Several weeks before, he had made. "Maybe I'll come up there and meet her. You going awful far to keep her an' us apart, Julius. Something you need to tell us?" Well, I'll tell you Marcus." He hesitated and then just decided to come out with it, "She a might bit younger than I am and I don't know how the family's gonna take it. The boys are still pretty loyal to their Mother. And I know Momma's not gonna like it one bit." Girl's old enough to drink, ain't she?" Well of course! She's not in high school, for heaven's sake." Then. Once all the girls were in a line, Kelli continued the ceremony, "Do not delay or falter. If any loses their way, they will be dismissed as will those behind them. We are walking now."Kelli led the girls off at a slow pace. She led them around the house into and out of many different rooms. The neophytes were worried about tripping and falling. But they managed to keep up. The girls were led into a large room with several people in it. Even with the blindfolds, the girls could tell the room was. Jill and Janet stood, pulling Sarah up, then the four embraced before heading for Alice's bed.They were just finishing lunch the next day when Sarah said, "I talked with Cynthia. She will check on my house as she thought she would be in that area tomorrow. If not then within a day or two. When she does, she will check to see if there is any mail at the house. She's also going to arrange for lawn service, with the bill sent to me. I learned that Alexia, my co-agent, left as did another sales.