Carrie's ploy wouldn't work. Tom was a mean son of a bitch. He'd want to get even. Darrin had decided to give him a little more incentive to keep his ...mouth shut.They used the drive-up facility at the bank to deposit Carrie's check, and Darrin dropped her off at the mall, stipulating when and where he would meet her and giving her ample time to shop. A half-hour later he stopped the car at the curb in front of Tom's house. He'd been to the house a couple of times for parties and knew its floor. ?Excuse me?? She stood up. ?Sit down!? Tara said in a commanding tone of voice. ?I prefer to stand now, thank you.? Melody said assuredly. ?Dr. Forbes, is it?? ?Yes, I am Dr. Forbes.? ?Only a stupid bitch would think I am happy with these accommodations. I am caged in and practically chained up, so why the fuck would I enjoy staying here like this?? ?I am sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you. I just thought?? she cut her off. ?You just thought?you just thought. . So, did you really like Germany?" I loved it," Susan smiled, willing to be a little straighter with Megan than she might be with some other of her classmates. Susan had never been a high school social butterfly; she had her own goals in life and they sometimes were a lot different than those of many of the kids she'd gone to school with. That meant she hadn't had many school friends, as evidenced by the fact that Megan was the only one who had shown up for the open house, at least so far. But. And I couldn't see doing anything about it before that night. After almost an hour, Millie had calmed down a bit. Traffic was light in town, and on the highway, what with the way she was sitting, anyone in the occasional bus or truck couldn't see much. "Are we getting close?" she asked. "Just a few more miles. Look, you can see the ocean." we had just crested a rise, and there it was, glittering blue in the middle distance. Millie looked at it with a strange expression on her cute baby face..