"Somehow, the process of everyone getting seated in the car, and working with seat belts and getting going, seemed to calm things down. Now they were ...ust two couples on their way to having a night of fun together. Cindy tended to "help" Danny drive, quite a bit, telling him where to turn and reminding him of the speed limit. She did that whether he was going too fast, or too slow. That left Chad and Claire more or less "alone" in the back seat, or at least not actively being paid attention to. “Miles, you asshole! Leave me alone!”I frowned angrily and sat on the opposite end of the couch, arms crossed. I felt like telling her to leave, but for what it’s worth, I decided to play it cool and try and pass off my behavior with some lame-ass excuse.“I’m sorry, Lanie...I didn’t mean any of that...I-I was just a little excited”“A little? You practically forced yourself on me!”“It’s just, you’re so pretty and I just wanted tonight to be special...”, I said, in my most defeated voice. She had texted himyesterday explaining that she was going to be away: they were kindaboyfriend/girlfriend and she felt the need to keep in touch. But now shecould explain what she had been doing. She also wanted to find out aboutnext Friday. Robert wasn't aware of anything happening, but was gladthat Rachael was coming to dinner. He hadn't met Geoff yet, and since hewas going to be Rachael's father, that caused all kinds of anxiety inthe boy.Halfway through lunch Rachael went to the staff room,. Since he had died young and unexpectedly, within the past few years, the psychiatrists would be less surprised. If these hallucinations happened during sex, they would nod knowingly, especially those with Freudian inclinations.What could they convey to Daphne that would convince her it was real? There was no point in repeating some shared secret that only she and some ancestor shared. If Daphne knew it, it was within the range of hallucination. They needed to tell her something new. Something.