”“What about his sister? And why is he married to you two?” Elyse asked.“Stephanie is special - she’s his sister,” Kara said.“And he mar...ied them because they complete him,” Kathy said, walking into the great room.“Kathy? What are you doing here?” I asked.“Dropping Kristin with Elyse. Kurt and I are going to a function at Abbott Labs and Kristin and Matthew are going to hang out.”“I was just saying that he loved you more than anyone,” Elyse said.Kathy smiled, “He loved me enough to send me back. ‘You didn’t answer my question,’ Penny said to me. I shrugged awkwardly. ‘He was at Katie’s wedding. We hung around asking him anything we could think of so we could hear his accent.’ Penelope laughed, giving me her usual indulgent, older-sister smile. I was glad when Kate and Maggie joined us and the subject changed. I kept an eye out for Nick, trying not to make it obvious. As it turned out I didn’t need to search for him. The energy in the room seemed to suddenly change when he entered the. Many thought she got much more than she deserved.’ ‘She begged him for another chance, but he was adamant. He no longer trusted her, so how could he love her. They may have had a chance at reconciliation until he found out she had her tubes tied.’ ”The doctor let the information slip out of spite.He didn’t lose his medical license, but it was a close thing. The medical board let him keep his it, mostly so he could support his children. He got raped in the divorce.’ ‘When Eric found out she had. I jumped out of the way and he didn’t pursue me.I liked Uncle Evil. I really didn’t want to because he was a lecherous old man. He endeared himself to me, though. He didn’t have a submissive and yet he was sort of the master of ceremonies, master of arms, security guard, maintenance man and all-around comedian. He even played an old-timey mandolin.As he played, he explained it was a song Jethro Tull called “Aqualung.” I didn’t understand all of the words, but the way he sang the song, sounded.