This is my mommy."Her mother gave me a wan smile, one of those indulgently apologetic ones only parents (and pet owners) seem to have."I'm five years ...ld," CeeCee said. "I'm turning six this month. On the 25th, I'll be a big girl."I laughed. "I'm sure you will be." Then I smiled. "June 25th? That's my birthday." First Bobbie, now this little girl. It was eerie how many people I was meeting with my birthday on this trip. Of course, that's the trick of the birthday paradox, right?"Nuh-uh," CeeCee. The truck could easily ram them and crush me in the same process. Of course, that assumed that the driver was alone and didn't have a gun. I didn't like betting against unknown odds.I'm not sure how my brain picked up on it, but I noticed Quebec plates on the truck. Useless information? Probably. It's amazing how many thoughts can rip through your mind when you are trying to figure out how to stay alive. I was hoping for a stalemate until the police arrived, but first I had to avoid getting run. "Anne Stilwell, I'm afraid I love you, too." Afraid?" I don't want to ruin your study group. Our study group. Besides, you love Will. And I love Mary, too." Don't worry. I do love Will. And you. Mary loves us all. And I love the other two guys, too, just in a different way. Can you handle that?" I don't really believe it, but I can handle it, I guess. I just wasn't sure it could happen."We talked for a while. I told him what Mary and I had talked about and about how I'd spent the afternoon. It probably drove Beck and Lana out of their minds too. Care to tell me what damage she’s actually done since breakfast?”“If Tabby and Collie are there, you already know how that went,” she said. “What’s the real story?”I told her what had happened over here this morning and what Lilly had made up, what she’d guessed right and where she’d gone horribly off course. “Tricia has suggested that everyone stops taking her at face value. She says she’s probably doing it for the attention and right now.