They got out of the car after Holly put the top back up and walked into the restaurant. As they walked, Ian slipped his arm around Holly, drawing her ... little closer. She shivered slightly and he smiled, glad he affected her like that. As they entered the restaurant they were promptly greeted by the hostess and escorted to a secluded booth in the back of a restaurant. He told the hostess to bring them a bottle of pricey Merlot. The hostess moved away and Ian turned to Holly, appreciating her. Responding to Larry’s puzzled look Allison explained, “Those are the twelve members of the Rat Pack that attacked you and Madison at the state park.”After carefully remembering back twenty years Larry said, “That pretty much covers the core membership of the gang of thugs and bullies at that time.”“It does, and the few others who refused to participate all died mysteriously within six months of the attack.”“In a perverse way, that makes sense. Now, how are you involved in all this?”“In three. Finally, when he was ready toleave his bike had a flat tire. He had to walk all the way to theTaylor's, a little over a mile from his house. The distance didn'tbother him so much as the time required to walk that far. By the timehe got to the Taylor's though, he'd relaxed and simply accepted theserenity of a peaceful late summer walk as he listened to the grasshoppers, katydids and other insects.He walked back in the barn from feeding the pigs and was checking thehorse and cow when he saw a. It was a battle between pride and lust, friends and rivals, all trying to make him convinced that their path was the best to walk on.“You know that I love you so much, Billie. You are the brightest thing I ever saw in my life, I would not at any point break your heart or do anything to disappoint you. A part of me doesn’t want that but the other part says I have to do it…”“And which side you will listen?”Maybe Ramon wasn’t listening any side, because he took off his shirt and joined his wife,.