Inside the door Becky met me. She held out her empty arms. "Ashley warned me you had more sheets for the wash," she told me. "Use the shower on this f...loor and we'll drop your spare clothes by the door." Can do," I said as I handed the bundle of sheets to Becky. I turned and ran into the house and headed to the hallway leading to the ground floor shower. Behind me I could hear Becky saying something to Lenore.The hallway was clear and I was able to slip into the bathroom without stopping. Once. It would be so embarrassing if Ma or Pa knewanything, or even suspected anything. Carol continued, "And I've heardthat little sisters can be surprisingly perceptive about such things." And how!" I thought back to the time Ruth caught me in the library."Hello, Mrs. Cuttington," Carol politely greeted Ma, who had just joinedus with Ruth. "Hi Ruth!" Hello, I'm pleased to meet one of Lucy's friends from Bikini Beach,"answered Ma. "Unfortunately, I'm sorry I can't remember your name." She's. She also needed to make sure it was going the right direction. Ending up in Wyoming would be bad news, especially if they got out on the plains.Darren probably could have rented a truck or something, and let her sit comfortably in the cab. Or the bed. That wad of cash she had saved up would have easily purchased a used car or a van, and the two of them could have traveled in relative safety and comfort.That was wishful thinking. Dreaming up alternatives to her current situation didn’t change. Mom said that she was surprised at how much Ashley had opened up to her, but when the doctor keeps you waiting forever, a lot of patients get nervous and just talk non-stop as a natural reflex. She said that when Ashley was talking about how she was missing the male presence in her life, I immediately came to mind.After going through considerable turmoil in her mind while they waited in the exam room, Mom finally asked Ashley if she had plans to pick up a man to fill in for the needs that she.