?Ellen tried to recognize the area but had no idea where they weregoing.? ?Hopefully, he doesn?t think I?mgoing into some bar for an after-dinner drin... or a store dressed likethis.?? But when the car stopped, theywere not at a bar or a store.? They weresimply in a deserted parking lot ? on an upper floor of a parking deck.? She didn?t recognize the building andwondered why they were here.? Mark hadbacked into the parking spot.? When heopened her door, she could see they were in a parking. The burly guard to Tamara's room was absent and in his place was a mob of boys waiting to get into the room. The door was open but Pete could not see inside and the music made what was going on inaudible. Pete tried to forge through the crowd waiting to move in but he was shoved backwards. Eventually a few boys came out of the room. Pete could see them zipping up their flies on the way out. Pete waited as some more trickled out and the line moved closer up. Some tall boys stood in front of him. " The woman was not sure how to interpret Kitty's comment."It's understandable you might be confused," Kitty laughed. "We live together. He raised me as a child, and now we're lovers. By the way, my name's Kitty." Jacqi," the woman smiled as she offered a hand. "It's been a while since I danced with anyone. You have no idea how hard it is to find a man who can make his way across a dance-floor and not crush your toes." I'm sure if I asked him to, he would be happy to lead you in a 'shag' or. The figure of a burly man stood a few yards away. His eyes twinkled with the laughter he had always been filled with. ‘Father?’ ‘Well, Mary, at least she doesn’t seem to be addled. At least not any more than she always was.’ ‘Cease your blathering, Michael O’Brien,’ a woman’s voice answered, as firm as she had always been. I smothered a sudden urge to giggle as I looked from my towering father to my petite and commanding mother. She was waggling her finger under his nose, as I had seen a.