"Jerry pulled the truck out of the public rest area and headed off in a more or less northerly direction. As Jerry had said the truck stop was only a ...ouple of miles. While he filled up the truck with Diesel fuel, I went inside and found a seat. I ordered coffee and waited for Jerry to join me. I looked around and noted that the room was filled with at least 99% men. Well it was a truck stop, so I guess that was to be expected. They way they looked at me, I felt like a big mac at a animal. First time I've seen her since that morning at your house." I didn't even think of it as "home" anymore."Europe?" Now she really looked surprised. I ignored the question. It didn't matter."I did what you asked in your letter. I stayed away from her for years. I loved her so much that I tried to let her move on with her life like you asked. Three years of no contact, and she never stopped looking for me. Hell, she flew all the way to London to find me. What does that tell you? And we have found. It was a miracle. Then I realized my purse with my cell phone in it was on the bedside table. I groaned, and grabbed it. I found the numbers I was looking for.I grabbed the phone, and dialed. I was calling the people who had called me the least first. AKA procrastinating and dealing with Kyle last."Hi, may I please speak to Leo?" I asked when a woman picked up."Hold on a second please." I heard her yell his name, and then in a few seconds Leo picked up. There was another click as the person. " Lucinda stole up behind Charlotte and in one fluid motion she slapped a hand over Charlotte's mouth and nose and slipped a knife through her heart. Charlotte's eyes got huge and she struggled for several seconds, but Lucinda never lost her grip on the smaller woman. When Charlotte's bladder let loose, Lucinda let the body drop. She left an American K-bar knife where it was. Apparently, the cookies weren't the only 'donation' she and Beth had earnedLucinca said quietly: "Now you know why.