The girls always made a big fuss of him and it wasn’t long before they both insisted that they themselves took him over the park where they would al...low him to run freely. One day when sitting in the kitchen and sharing coffee with mother, I casually mentioned that I was going out on Saturday night, but was concerned about leaving Fido alone in the apartment. After all, he was still a puppy and might start barking and generally misbehaving if left to his own devices. I happened to know that mum. As they fell, I had no clear shot at Ridgemount, and instead took out the suit to his right. But Eva had the angle and managed yet another shot that at least wounded Ridgemount who fell forward onto the figure I was certain to be Pete.I called out, “You’re dead, Ridgemount! Any further harm to my people, and you’ll die alone coughing out your lungs. Give it up, and maybe you’ll live after all.”“Virgil,” Pete called, “forget the pissant, there’s three more in the kitchen with homemade. It’s time to come clean. I’ve had a paternal test done.”“You can’t do that without my permission.”“Look, stop the bullshit. It’s been done so tell me what happened. It’s too late now to avoid it. Accept that I know and start laying your cards on the table. I want to know what happened and how it happened. I want details and I’m only telling you once so don’t leave anything out.”She didn’t respond so I needed to push her further to get her to talk to me. “If you are honest with me and tell me. She didn't mind the cooking, cleaning, or doing the laundry. She went around humming as she did these chores.The answering machine had a message on it when she arrived back to the house. It was from a Mrs. Meadows. Nancy recalled her back in high school as her math teacher. Curious, she dialed the number Mr.s Meadows had left."Hello." Mrs. Meadows," Nancy recalled her voice. "This is Nancy Kine." Oh, hello Nancy. Thanks for calling me back." What can I do for you?" Nancy, Mr. French is retiring.