"Nicole grinned and her pretty, dark eyes flashed with mischief. "Are they into antiques?"Sandy huffed a laugh. "Not likely." My goodness! Who would'v...e thunk it?" Nicole said after reading Sandy's thoughts. "The oldest broad I know is sick and tired of antiques."Sandy blushed. "Yup. I'd like my home base to reflect today's architecture, not the architecture of the past, and that goes for the furniture and accessories, too."Nicole squealed happily and hugged Sandy. "I'm so happy to hear you say. I know I must tell Helga. She has the right to know. Nowif you both can forgive me, I will take a nap."Then Larry changed back to Larry and fell asleep.Hedi and Jo came in. Belle gave a statement to Jo. Jo did say " We haveID.ed the perp. He was Ed Cooper. He was a convicted rapist and childmolester. He beat a later charge on legal technicalities. He must of hada run in with Belle, for this was a revenge type rape. He wanted to rapeand kill Belle. I am still giving Donna some time off. I want. Your mom and myself are here for you, if you need anything. We both know it's a very hard thing to get through alone. If you need to see a therapist, we'll pay for it. Just ask." Thanks. I'm doing much better. I think leaving school was probably a good idea. I need to clear my head before going back." We understand. You must come to our party. I'm sure you could hook-up with somebody there. Get your mind off of things. We have lots of fun people that attend our parties. All different ages and. ." Control me," he finished her sentence for her.He looked at her for a moment and added, "Get this straight Mom, neither you nor anyone else is ever going to make me roll over and be an obedient pet, especially a damned woman. Okay?"She stared at this stranger whom she had called her son. "What do you want of me?" she asked in a plaintive voice."Nothing. You may live here or not, your choice. I'll set you up with an allowance so you don't have to nickel and dime it now that the money for my.