"A private investigator was following me?" he asked. Had he really thought that Doolittle was really going to let him live his own life? Had he really..."Jake, I had nothing to do with that," Shaver said. "Had I been asked, I would have advised against it." Sure you would've," Jake said. "How long has this asshole been following me?" Ever since you met with Mr. Doolittle about which songs you would be recording." So they've followed Mindy and I everywhere we've been since our second date?" They. . I don't know that look." I don't know. Fear, I suppose..." It's not a completely horrible idea, you know. Someday we might actually want to have kids." NO!" he blurted, stepping away, which surprised her."What?" No, I can't... not... I just can't." What? Why not, what's wrong? Is it... What?" It's genetic, Sho', at least in part. I'll pass it on, I wouldn't do that, I couldn't, it wouldn't be fair." Hang on, Marcus, slow down... what's genetic?" Asperger's. There's an hereditary element.". "OK. I'll be out in a few minutes."I opened the front door and motioned for John to come in. He was out of the car and on his way up the path almost immediately."Good morning, John." Well, at least you're talking to me." I think Jill will talk to you, too. Or at least she'll let you say your piece." How is she?"I guided him into the kitchen and poured us both some coffee and moved him over to the table."She's better than she was last night. She's still upset and I don't think she knows how to. They found it and tore it up in front of me. They sent me to bed that night, after another beating, with no blanket and no supper. I didn’t care about that, but there was nothing to take away the pain, and I had to cry although I didn’t want to, they made me cry. And now I won’t cry, damn them, I’ll take away the pain myself, damn them damn them. She got out of bed quickly, slipped out of Jenny’s crew cabin, and went to the wheelhouse. And England’s far, and honour a name’ she thought, and I’ll.