I needed help finding Wanda without getting the police involved. You can imagine that coming from a Communist country. It's hard to trust the police."...This isn't Poland, sir. This is the United States, and we do things differently here." Maybe," he said. "Is that all?" That's it for now, but I'll be keeping in touch."I was back at Sugar and Spice in the afternoon. Neither Wanda nor Markiska were there to greet me but Tonya was. In fact, unlike the day before, Tonya was friendly and talkative. "Try to do that, I mean?" Oh yes," said Bob, suddenly sounding dangerous somehow. "I'll be thinking about that every day from now on. I told you this was serious business." You did," she said softly. "Okay, I can live with that." So, you're going on the pill, and dating lots of boys and going to college," said Jill."I'm definitely going on the pill and dating lots of boys," said Mandy. "I'm not promising anything about College. I like working the boat, and Uncle Bob needs a full time mate." She. .." said Kim. "No, he asked for too much." He nodded."Okay. The test, the real test, will come in three months' time, the Fourth of July. The whole family will be at Rodgers State Park. Aunt Millie has already gotten official sanction for the use of the large pavilion. Every relative we've got west of the Rockies will be there," he said."Yes, I know. I helped make the arrangements," she said."I just hope he doesn't deliberately mess us up with the family, make a disaster out of the holiday.. It was almost as if he wanted to make sure she was still there, that she wasn't gone. Each time left him feeling guilty and c***dish.The girl was Ashley Walker his next door neighbour. Adam leaned back in his chair, he sighed with frustration. He had known Ashley since they were little k**s. They used to be the terror of the neighbourhood when they were growing up. Their days were spent exploring the windy creek in the forest, or playing pirates in her tree fort. The best of friends, they.