Amie had her gun out now, and pressed it against the side of the girl'sface. For a moment nobody moved. I wondered if Amie really had thecourage to sh...ot someone."I really don't intend to harm anyone very much," she said placatingly."At least no-one that Red cares about." Look, I don't know how you got in here, but get the hell out rightnow," Amie said, I heard menace in her voice that I'd never heardbefore."I can't," she said, turning slowly to look at Amie. "I'm part of Rednow. There is no. We think Lauren is in some sort of trouble, and may be hanging around with some nasty people. Do you know if she and Jim have been, you know.” asked his mother, looking down at her clenched hands.“What?”“You know, do you think that they have slept together?” His mother spat out the words like rancid milk.“I don’t know, how should I?” replied Mike, looking out the window.“Tell us the truth, Mike. This is very important.” she said, her voice quivering with emotion.“Honest, I don’t know. I know. It helped that I found myself sandwiched between Jackie and Angie. Apparently Angie was an avid hockey fan as she quickly explained how the game was played and what type of penalty calls to expect.Once the rules were explained, Angie switched back to detailing some of the pranks she'd been contemplating playing on her roommate.Jackie really seemed to perk up when Angie mentioned how easy it was to set pornographic pictures as the desktop background and screensaver images. Amy's elbow quickly. "I tried to call you this morning, but your number had been disconnected!" I know, doctor," said Valerie. "I've disconnected it, and am staying with my parents. My husband and I are on a trial separation."Then she wondered: Did I have to tell him that? The doctor was much younger than she expected. "The reason I tried to reach you..." he said nervously, "was to tell you my nurse is sick. I'm... alone! I most certainly will understand your wanting to reschedule the exam!"Valerie thought for a.