Birju khada hua aur Puja ke samne aa gaya. Usne apna loda Puja ke muh mein diya. Aur uh ko zabardasti chodne laga. 10 minutes buri tarah chodne ke bad...woh uske muh mein jhad gaya.Birju: Ek bhi boond bahar nahi padni chahiye.Puja na chahte hue sara pani pee gayi. Birju ne Puja ko nangi kiya aur use lambi heel wale sandal lake de diye. “Chal inhe pehen aur jab tak na bolu inhe nikalna nahi hai. Aur sun ab pure ghar ki safai kar fir mere liye khana banaiyo. Uske bad jo akad bachi hui hai woh. “A boy?” Diana smiled and seemed to think that I was being overly dramatic.“Diana! How could you even think that?” I felt like I was on the verge of tears.“Well, I don’t know. You were coming in from the car and there was no one around you as you walked in, except Mrs. Smith...” Diana stopped speaking.The color must have drained from my face.“No!” Diana got it.“Really?” Sasha got it next. “Mrs. Smith?”“I was unloading my meat from the trunk and still had my clothes on.”“Oh shit. She is one of. Let's call them.”Jeanne said, “Right now?”“Why not? It's Saturday afternoon.”“But it's two hours earlier in Tucson. Maybe they're still entertaining men in the cottage.”“That means that one of them has to be at home as a lookout.”“That's right, for awhile you were a sentry for a prostitution business.” Abby was grinning at me. Grinning back, I said, “Yup and it was an honorable endeavor.”Nodding, Abby said, “I will always be indebted to Janelle and Ruby. They took such good care of Luther in. Rocky road, your favorite." At least one thinghadn't changed.As the boy handed Kevin the cone, he smiled. Kevin felt a warm,twittering feeling, nothing he'd ever experienced before. He wasn't surewhat had caused it, but he knew he wanted this boy to keep smiling.The memories assaulted Kevin again. This time they were stronger thanthey'd been with Becky and James. Like a vivid dream he'd had.-This boy, Mark, shifting from foot to foot, looking at the ground."Kaitlin, would you like to go to the.