I pulled into the parking lot of Annamaria’s, the restaurant that had replaced Portofino’s as the ‘in’ Italian place in town. There was alread... a small crowd in the entrance as we walked in. ‘No, sir,’ the maitre d’ was saying as we approached. ‘I’m afraid all of our tables are reserved tonight. I’m very sorry.’ A very well-dressed couple turned away in disappointment and it was my turn. ‘So no luck, huh?’ I said. ‘No, sir,’ he answered coldly. Shrugging, I turned and led Jenny out of the. What happened to Josh will be tame compared to this.”We talked for a few more minutes and I promised to call her after I talked to Kara’s parents. When I hung up, I wrote in my journal and then got the laundry from the dryer. I folded it, put it away and then got ready for bed. I slept soundly, which was no surprise given the long drive and the previous night’s activities.On Tuesday morning, Stephanie and I were back to our usual routine. The clock seemed to drag after breakfast, but I was sure. Hell, he wasreturning to school almost three months pregnant. I couldn't begin toimagine how difficult that might be. I checked the food. The crust was beginning to crisp nicely. To make sureit didn't burn in the next ten minutes, I turned the oven temperature waydown. I had no idea that Sam knew how to make lasagna. I'd never evenattempted it myself. I found myself singing as I washed my face. "AnythingSam can do I can do better," well, except pitching a baseball, or beinganybody's husband. I. As far as Casey was concerned, they'd gotten along great, fabulously great! His mother had even teased him early on during their childhood that she was sweet on him and that if it hadn't been for the fact they were actually cousins. She'd never finished the thought or comment though, something else he was glad she hadn't done. Paul had tried dealing with his cousins antics, he truly had. But she seemed to enjoy torturing him in one way or another, and had always done so for as far back as he.