I setaside four bras, six pair of panties, two suspender belts, and four pair ofnylons, one baby doll nightie and one full-length nightgown. I threw i...three blouses, a skirt and two dresses. I didn't have any shoes I could spareso he would have to manage with whatever he had.At the appointed time I heard a timid knock on the door. I ushered FatherGerald into the drawing room. He wore his clerical black serge suit, blackshirt and white dog collar. I'd already prepared the teacups and plates on. Theaters. Restaurants. Grocery stores. Museums. Even the opera down at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion that I only attended under protest to please my wife. Well, ex-wife. Damn. I’d actually grown rather fond of ‘Nessun dorma.’I picked up my water bottle (lots of bottled waters left at every 7-11 store) and took a swig.Initially I had been hitting the liquor stores and drinking up the really expensive stuff. You know you can get a really bad hangover, even from some of the best single malt. Looking up the deserted road, Dan sees the headlights coming towards him. He would have to time this perfectly. Putting on his seatbelt, he throws the gears into first and holds the clutch. As the van door comes in line with his bonnet, he slams his foot down on the accelerator pedal. Screeching out of the side road, like a bat out of hell, his timing was spot on. Slamming into the rear wheel arch of the van, it spins. The tire, hitting the curb explodes, sending the van into the air. He could. You’re my favorites.”Heather commented, “She’s been here since three o’clock. She helped me put dinner together, did a mountain of homework, and has spent the last forty minutes entertaining Matt.”Dave looked back at Rachel. “Do you need to let Grace or Jack know you’re here?”“They know. I left a note. It’s taken me a year to learn to do that so they don’t worry about me.”“Well, you’re welcome to stay for dinner, especially since I gather you had a hand in putting it together. What is it, by.