They sat there insilence for a few minutes. Then Erika said, “Alan, doyou…” “Well, uh, do you?” he asked. She leaned ove... to kiss him on the mouth. He reached upfor her breasts, grabbing them through her shirt. Injust a few seconds, they broke off the kiss, and Alanreleased her. “Something’s not – something’s not right,” Alan said. “It’s just not, the same anymore,” Erika agreed. After sitting there for a few more. ”Mac stepped out into the hallway and dialed Alice’s number. She picked up immediately.“Why didn’t you answer my call? I’ve been calling…”“Yes, Alice,” he cut her off. “What is so earth-shattering that you felt the need to spoil my evening out with Grace?”“How would I know that you were out with Grace?” Alice snapped.“You’d know because she sent you an email adding our evening to the itinerary so that you’d be kept informed of our whereabouts,” Mac said pointedly. “Now, what’s up?”“I noticed a. Hetried calling out for his parents, but could barely say anything louderthan a whisper. Trying to get out of bed, he doubled over in pain andfell to the floor. Hearing a loud thump, his parents came running intohis room."Danny? Danny, what's wrong," his mom asked. Danny gasped for air as he looked fearfully into his mother's eyes."Robert, I think he's turning," Denise said to her husband."Go call 911," Robert said.Denise ran into hers and her husband's room and grabbed a cordless phone,dialing. Don’t Go That Way ... something happens on the road I was going to take ... but didn’t.It might happen to someone else ... but I wasn’t there. Later, I’d find out that so and so had a wreck, or that someones car was found on the road but there was never a sign of the person. Thin air ... disappeared into thin air ... So ... I had this feeling of Get out of Town, Karen and I did.Essie had a million dollars in the house account, the boats were paid for. I had money ... I’m gone. Instruments I can.