Caroline's arms dangled limply down to the sides and her head wobbled back and forth on her rubbery, broken neck and carried her body to the bed, sett...ng her down across the sheets as gently as they could… the bare breasts jiggling faintly as they did. As he arranged the corpse on the bed he was overcome again with a wave of numbing grief which drove him to his knees. He gathered her by the shoulder and clung to her, burying his face in her chest. As he sought comfort in the touch of her still. About twenty minutes into the chat she asked about the small charge the barman made reference to when she made the phone call.“Well, you won’t need money.” the barman said.She was confused.He nodded towards the pool table. “Just a small turn on the pool table,” he continued.But she didn’t play. A quizzical look flashed across her face.“Oh you don’t need to play. we just want to see a little dance…”"A dance?”“Yeah. A dance. For the guys. We don’t get that many girls like you round here. The. Timmy, as long as you’re not the quarterback or a receiver, we don’t think you’d have any temptations to worry about.”Joey said, “Besides, it’s an excuse for us to come over this summer to work out. We’ll need to bulk up to make the team.”I said, “But what do we know about playing football?”Brad said, “Man, don’t knock it until you try it.”I shrugged and said, “Well, Brook. Welcome to the club. Are you staying both nights?”Brook grinned and said, “That was the plan. If that’s okay.”I looked at. “You were very discreet about it, mom.”She smiled and nodded. “I had to be, for yours and your dad’s sake.”“Did you know dad was aware of your affair?” I asked.Her poker face wasn’t working now. As her surprise was plain to see. “No, he didn’t, he couldn’t… No, really, he knew?” She asked.“Yes, he told me about it almost two years ago. He never could keep his mouth shut when he was drunk. I didn’t believe him at the time, in fact, I didn’t believe him till right now. I never would have thought.