." Steve, I need my friend tonight." Are you okay to drive?" Of course." Come on. The garage'll be open. Park in it." Thank you, Steve. I need my frie...d tonight."I pulled on a pair of pants. I still slept in a T-shirt and drawers, and that T-shirt was enough for now if I added pants to the mix. And I went into the living room and waited. Thinking. Thousands of thoughts coursed through my mind, because that's how my mind works.I considered. I surmised. I analyzed. I'd known Brenda for several. ?One, two three!? Grrl Army rang out as a single voice. Kim wasattempting something between a rock concert and the modern Olympiad. Hermotions nearly recursive, Bobbie wouldn?t have been surprised if shesuddenly started shooting webs from her wrists.Faye was clearing trays that had been emptied and starting to pack upthe display tables, while Beth looked to be collecting enough money tosend herself to college. Been a hell of a year, hasn?t it?Where were you a year ago? She could hear Heather. ’ I thought fleetingly of my boyfriend Colby, a surprising burst of warmth going through me at the thought of him, thinking wonderingly how our relationship seemed to miraculously encompass all the different kinds of love--there were times when we were platonically affectionate, romantically, physically... ‘You ARE attractive,’ I assured Ezekiel. ‘It’s only--mphm!’He had grabbed me around the waist and pressed his lips to mine with a demanding sort of gesture completely uncharacteristic to Zeke. The trek down to Detroit was going to be more than six hours because Travis didn't want to jostle the furniture in back. They couldn't ignore their need for food though and Travis was forced to pull off the interstate, 45 minutes or so north of Saginaw. Anya couldn't stomach any of the fast food joints that would have made life easy, so he had to search for something 'sit down' that might use real ingredients.Travis pulled into a little Mom 'n Pop place called "Bob's Country Cookin'" with.