Now, is there anything you’d like before you leave? A bottle of beer? Soft drink? Tea? And I don’t mean to be rude — I’m sure it’s inevitabl... in your line of work to get somewhat dirty — but you’d be very welcome to take a shower.’ Aware that he was thirsty and less than clean, he gratefully accepted both of her offers. She showed him through her impressive house to the kitchen where she took a large pitcher from the refrigerator and poured him a long glass of cool, homemade lemonade. She led. But, I’m still with you on this. You need the protection that this tape can provide. And, after all, didn’t you yourself say to be easy on her, that you like her a little yourself?’ Steve had not been provoked. He had initially been against Louise even seeing the tape. He had wanted to keep it between himself and Robby. But she had insisted. Robby said, ‘There’s also an audio tape. In it, you can hear them addressing each other as ‘Steve’ and ‘Dorothy’.’ ‘It’s a good thing that Robby knows his. "There's my friend Rueben and his girlfriend Shanice, but they always sit with each other" Travis explained."Well, I think you should pick someone else and get to know her," Dan suggested."How?" Travis wondered."Well, you could call her this evening and ask if you could talk to her on the bus tomorrow. Or, if she gets on the bus first, ask if it's all right to take the seat next to her. Or if you get on first, save a seat for her and then ask her to take it. Once you know each other, I think. Who knows what the coming months will bring for this twisted mom and family?Epilogue (part 1 of 2)What I write from here on is complete speculation; a total product of my imagination. I've projected forward one year from now. Megan is almost seventeen and Jason is nineteen. He's been home for the summer and we're getting him ready for his second year of college. None of what follows has happened, nor do I have any idea if things will go this way at all. But that's just the way my mind works. My.