"Rose honey, tell Daddy we're rolling on up to the rest stop." She stillhad the microphone in her hand."Daddy, we're fine. But that girl, she, she-" I...took the mike from her."Tim, you remember the pictures of Lark." Yeah, don't tell me." OK, I won't. but don't stop at that car." I was thinking of Red Wing ouradopted son. I was sorry that Rose had already seen girl covered in oldbruises.She was still asleep when we pulled into the rest stop, and I shut downBeauty. Being sure to lock all the. “Don’t talkabout family.”“Why not?”She took a deep breath, and I felt her breast moveagainst my body. “I don’t want you to be my brotherright now. I want you to be my friend.”“Can’t I be both?”“No. Not today. Drink your coffee.”I scooped up my mug with my free hand and put it to mylips. The coffee had gone cool, and I drank it down intwo swallows. It was black, but I noticed it tasted alittle sweet. “Drink mine. I'm sick and tired of taking a back seat when it comes to bowling, golf, hunting, poker parties and anything else you and your buddies decide to do. In short - you had better make some room in your life for me or I am going to rearrange your life. This is a community property state and it is also a no-fault state. If I go for a divorce every thing we have gets sold and we split the proceeds fifty-fifty and your toys will be gone and so will I. You need to decide whether you want half the pot or. "BuzzzzzzzThe door opened with a buzz and I walked into the house. My nerves were driving me crazy. I wished I could just go numb and not feel anything for the next hour of my life, then I could just erase it from my memory forever. Before I knew it I was standing in front of the door he had told me to enter. A dark ominous feeling could be felt deep in my soul. I have to say that it was scary as hell, but it felt good to feel something again, kind of like an adrenaline rush. I certainly wasn't.