While she walked home, she pulled out her phone and called Maddy’s number. She didn’t know why it hadn’t occurred to her before, but she’d be ...ble to hear Maddy’s voice again. After it dialed, Sidney waited for the voicemail message. She heard Maddy’s cheerful voice say “Sorry I didn’t get your call. Don’t worry, I still love you. Leave me a message!” Sidney left one, hoping that somehow Maddy would hear it. She whispered. “You changed me, and I love you.” Sidney never called it again. She knew. Little Ida rushed up and grabbed her mother, "Mamma, its all right. I bit the bad man and Lee Roy killed him dead almost as good as Daddy would do. I bit him hard. I bit him real hard." She was excited and proud of her role in the trouble just happened.Mother and daughter stood holding each other. Lee Roy fidgeted and looked around. He didn't know what to do with himself. Then he went over to the man in the yard. Lee Roy looked down and saw his skull was crushed. There was no doubt the man was. It was the jack of diamonds. The instructions in the envelope were only one sentence long. Out of Willow's sight Page quietly wept.They were out on the gazebo. The cool of the Northern California morning had been forgotten. Willow was screaming and Page was weeping. It had been ninety minutes since they had begun. The cool weather meant the ice timer would melt slowly.Lord Blackmon had simply called it the Hot Ride. Carol and Page had once angered Lord Blackmon by bickering and then had not. Tharvata ippudu oo roju annayya thana bharya, na vadhina thoo ma intiki vachchadu, vadhina baga balisina challathoo sexxy ga untundhi, aame pirralu, nadum madthalu domndapedalu, buggalu…chusthee naa modda lecheedi. Aa roju anukokundaa neenu bayatikellalsivachchindi, oo gantayyaka intikosthee ma annayyaa, vadhina,naa bharayaa, mugguru naa bed roomloo disamolalthoo unnaru, naa bharyaa vellakila padukonundi, aame thoadala madya panga vippi rendu kaallu thana bhujaalapai veesukoni, mookallapai.