"Lisa, don't you remember Ms. Howarth? You've met her before." No." She and I have been friends since our own time at UVa. We keep in touch. She sent ...e an e-mail yesterday." So?" Did you notice who signed the letter?"Crap."Oh."I started to cry again."Why didn't you tell me?" Because you needed to hear it first from her, that's why."I launched myself at Mom once more. She held me and petted me and stroked my back. I cried until I had no more tears and I never wanted to let her go.Mom and I had. Made a mistake before.”Susan had some psychological and emotional issues. The only relationship she’d known before joining Troy & Julie’s was an abusive nightmare; and the aftermath needed to be dealt with before the three of them could seriously discuss the matter. Troy hoped she’d picked up the “I’m sorry that the person whom, from what little we’ve told you, you have every reason to think of as The Boogeyman; is here in the flesh, before either of us were ready” tone in his voice.“Oh, how. Bobby smiled and considered that maybe Amber might want to try for a second time.He rubbed his chin as he flashed on the women he had played with in the past year. His buddies at the bar knew most of them. He’d told ‘em. He’d told 'em there’s no sense seducing women if no one knew about it. Said it was his talent and what good is talent if no one knew you had it?Bobby up-ended his Bud. He started thinking again how everyone bought him a beer tonight. When they did, they tipped their bottles. ..Marcie:"Oh my god, I am so sorry to intrude like this!" "Wow, you must be wondering what I'm doing in here, let me explain." "I really needed a drink and we are all out at my house, so knowing you all had a stocked cabinet, I thought I'd come over and ask you for a drink." "When you weren't home, I just hoped you wouldn't mind if I used my key and just had a quick drink."Me:"Ok, but that doesn't explain what you're doing in our room?"Marcie:"Well, after I had a couple shots I was feeling a.