Ever since Kaden awoke at noon, he had been trying to think up a good excuse to skip going to dinner at his grandparents' house later that day. His gr...ndparents were possibly the most insufferable people on the face of the planet, save for his Aunt Marge. Kaden had never liked his grandparents. Sure, they'd showered him with endless gifts on his birthdays and Christmas, but that was the only way they showed their affection. Well, aside from his grandmother's bone shattering hugs, which were. You can come if you want." No, mum I won't. I will stay here I will send him to you."The house that Robert and Emily lived in was in the grounds of a larger house in which Sandra lived and Robert made his forlorn journey to his mother-in-law's home.Normally, he would just walk in but he thought that in the circumstances he should ring the doorbell. A stern-faced Sandra opened the door but did not speak. She was dressed in a white blouse and black trousers.She spun around and Robert followed,. I turned to see. "Oh, Gretchen, Allie's fine on the phone, I'm sure. But the momentyour real boyfriend saw him I'm sure he'd know there was somethingwrong! I mean, Allie looks like a boy! You know?" This from a short, earnest blonde girl named Evelyn who had come tothe party with an old home-town boy friend who had just moved tothe city to join her. They were engaged, Evelyn had announced onarrival, showing everyone the ring he'd just given her. Gaylethought the announcement and the ring. No one else would know them.“If they’re all I’ve got, I better take good care of them.”The police cruiser pulled into what appeared to Roxie to be a ranch house at the end of the main road, away from other houses. It had a small parking lot on the side. But a sign in the front yard said it all: ‘Maine State Police’. The officer parked and got out and then opened the back door and Roxie swung her legs out and stood up.“This way,” he said and placed his hand around her upper arm.He didn’t squeeze.