’ Jon’s eyes widened. ‘Here’s what you realized… you were always a loser. Deep down inside you’ve known it for a long time too. Nobody wit...h a condition like yours, and who knows about it, drinks that hard anyway. Killing my Stephen that night just made it obvious to everyone around you and gave your family an excuse to get away.’ He sobbed quietly. ‘You’re a worthless piece of shit,’ Sam growled louder, ‘that somehow snuck around disguised as a husband and father for a few years. Your wife. The first time she had seen Dr. Prescott, she had felt the shock of every inch of her body coming to awareness at the same moment, and she felt terrified, captivated, breathless. Despite that, the greatest joy in her life had come from playing in the shadows and surfing the fringes. That was where her desire lived, and finding people like her had salved the wounds of a lifetime of rejection, shame, and self-loathing. The deeper she dove into this new world, the more she realized that this was. " Let me get your suitcases, and you go in and make yourself comfortable," Chance said, lifting the girl's two suitcases and bringing them inside as Cari walked into the living room to sit on the sofa. "You still haven't told me why you're here. I didn't expect you for another week or so." Boredom," Cari replied with a sigh. "The hometown scene was getting to me. So I decided to drop in on you a few days early and try to find myself a nice apartment before school starts. I should have called.. At some point after I left home to go to college, my parents had decided to spice things up. Here is what I’ve pieced together.***Dinner had been over for a while. The dishes were still present as Ed, Ellie, Frank and Lillian remained seated at the table sipping wine and discussing the neighborhood. They had nearly finished their fourth bottle when the discussion turned even more personal.“So, Ed, Ellie,” Lillian began. “I’m sure you guys know about how we spend our weekends.”Ed nearly.