Knowing a lost cause when she saw it the family attorney decided insteadto change the subject. "Your grandmother has this built just for youdidn't she..."Bob nodded. "I spent many afternoons under the shade of this tree." Happy afternoons I would imagine," Darlene smiled. "This spot reminds meof a fairy tale, every time I come here I half expect to see a fairyflying by."Grinning from ear to ear Bob pointed up into the foliage of the tree."They're really shy and hide up there in the tree when. "Don't try to take your hood off, or we're going to beat the shit outof you, understand McC-trash."I nod. I hate the insult. I am proud of family, but there's nothingI can do about this situation."Don't try to run, or scream, same result."I nod.'If you don't strip, we'll just cut off your clothes, right. You don'twant your pretty dress ruined."I nod."So you'll be a good gurl?"I nod.My hands are untied, and the car door is opened. As I get out of thecar, I hear a van door slide open and a. I say I’m sorry and hang up. I had no idea she would snap and turn violent. Then I went out in the garage take the battery out of the burner phone and smash it. I hear a knock on the door, and I go let Dave in and tune into the fight.At eight fifty Beth pulls up front of the Wagon Wheel and says to Pat if you get lucky fax me otherwise, I’ll pick you up here at eleven Pat says ok have fun, Beth says you can count on it! Beth drives around back parks next to Don’s SUV. They get out embrace and. His lead in was about what I expected.“Wow, Cuz, when you go ‘off the reservation,’ you don’t mess around, do you? If your parents find out, they will freak!” he opined.“Yeah,” I nodded, “that’s why you have to keep quiet until I get him out of my system.”“No problem, Drea,” he said. “I understand about walking on the wild side; and besides, while Jethro might not be marrying material, he’s still a good guy.”Then Robert frowned.“You know that this thing with Joey has all the signs of rebelling.