This time they talked briefly, and David was a bit surprised when she told him she remembered him from the birthday party, even though he mostly sat q...iet with his friends and drank beer, sometimes tapping his shoes whenever a song he liked came up. Apparently, David made somewhat of an impression on her, because a couple of days later, his sister told him that her friend, Jolene, thought he was cute. She thought you were cute, David, he told himself, as his sweaty hands tapped on the steering. "Tami had stepped to the side when Darlene grabbed me and was watching us with an amused smile. Darlene noticed and let go of me so fast you'd think I had leprosy."I'm sorry, I didn't mean, I..."Tami stepped forward and hugged the other girl. "It's okay, he's pretty huggable."I put my arms around both girls and guided them into the space that had opened up in front of us. "How about I buy you two ladies lunch to celebrate."Tami looked around me at Darlene. "He's also a big spender." I have a. Debra did most of the talking, telling us how they drove from one motel to the next, and stopping occasionally to tour an attraction. "We stayed one night in my room and had lunch with Charlie's parents the next day before we came back here." We were anxious to come back, too," Kent said."You guys didn't go home?" Megan asked.Kent shook his head, and Amy grinned. "The lovebirds wanted to come back," she said, pointing to Skip and Laura.Megan was next. I could see that she was reluctant to talk. And you left. Probably because I'd hurt you. But I didn't rememberyou leaving," she babbled rapidly. "The next thing I did remember I wasbeing... you know... and I thought it was you. But it wasn't. It wasStefan. So when I awoke with the recollections of what was done to me,and thought it was you, I felt so betrayed. After that I became somaddened with vengeance and rage I lost all perspective. Then alongcame Madame Zenith who made it sound so easy and enticing to do what Idid. And I regret it.