Who can take care of my needs that I can trust?" mom asked."Mom, I don't know that. I think you and dad can work it out.. But you can call me and I ca... talk out things with you when you need someone to talk with. You know that," I said."Yes, but you can't help me with my other needs baby. You're my son and I need a man a lot of times," mom said. "Would you rather I went out and found someone else who could have AIDS or something else?" I don't know mom. I'm just disappointed in you," I said.. I replied, "It's more like I found out I was mistaken. I just learned it wasn't my bear I've been playing with all these years. It wasn't even a bear, really."She put a sympathetic hand on my shoulder and said, "Sorry."She was sincere and she looked like she knew how I felt from experience. I shrugged and said, "Maybe I'll be a little luckier next time. I'm smarter now."She chuckled and said, "Ain't we all!"I turned down a refill on the coffee and paid for my breakfast. I discovered that I felt. "They said it was a gas leak. They killed her a week before she was supposed to leave for the Air Force. I guess he worried that once she was out of the county, he'd lose control over her." What about the Brockleman girl?" Bryant asked."I only know of one connection," Chumley said. "That's Mark Shrekengost. They dated for a while in high school but broke up before Mark graduated. He was biding his time, working for the Mayfield family. He was trying to get information for me. I've been. Mark led the way into the den, closing the door after everyone was inside. He took a seat after getting Gary, Jake and himself a beer, and waited for Kathy to start."Jake, I know you told me about you and your sisters, could you elaborate on it a little for my Dad and Lydia? I know it's kind of private, but everyone at school has it figured out and well, I have my reasons." Well, I'm fine with it," Jake said, shooting a reassuring look at his parents. "It's like this; I scored well enough on my.