--------------------------------"Mat ... Rachel?" Steve said opening the door. "You're a mess. Whathappened?"Rachel had walked up to Steve's house und...r a faint but persistent rainthat had soaked her hair turning it into a single mass. Her clothes werewet too, and her eyes were still red from crying.She entered the house and jumped at his neck, hugging him tightly. "Myuncle and aunt... they..." She could not continue, and started sobbing."Calm down, tell me what happened." They want to throw me. Lisa and I were seated in the visitor and guest's section of the governor's administrative building to watch an abbreviated criminal taskforce business meeting. It was a few minutes before the governor and the task members took their seats. Apparently there were a few things going on before the meeting. This public meeting was just for show; there was no real business carried out.I knew this because Jenny had given me blow by blow accounts of some of the meetings. The important business was. She did not want to carry the rest of her cash fearing that she would lost it or ended giving it to Nancy.? - But I am sure there were 25 pieces. Can we count them again? She finally said. - Do you think I am a dumb ass that can even count to 25 without making a mistake? Nancy said in an angry tone. She did not know if she had skipped a piece but she did not care. She liked to have Laura out of balance. Why don?t you go for something else? - I don?t have too much more. Finally in my senior year I got the balls up to ask her to the big December Holiday dance.The formal part of the date went so well she wanted to show me her uncle's mountain cabin. He didn't use it anymore since his back went out.It was your basic man cave set up complete with a fireplace, a bear rug and a big ass deer mounted on the wall.We rounded the living room but instead of heading upstairs we scooted back outside to a shed. "There's something I want to show you out here," explained.