" Can you let him out?" Who, old Bruno? He does what I say. He can stay."The dog seemed calm so I tried to ignore him, but I stepped further into the ...room. Turning to Mrs. Walker, I said, "About the trial..." I stopped, not knowing exactly how to phrase it."What about the trial?" When you testified that Leia was at home." Are ya gonna fuckin' bring that up?"I was aghast. "I thought you brought me here to apologize." Why would you apologize?" Me? No, you!"Her cold, sinister laugh sent chills up. When the girls switched places, Janice reached for the remote and turned it off."We'll talk about this later," Janice said softly. "For now, let's just have dinner."Heather had expected more. Yelling maybe, or screaming. Hysterics. Not this quietness. The quiet calmness had her scared. Maybe she'd gone too far.The subject was never raised over dinner. They talked about college, and getting everything ready, finding out who else from school was going there, and making rules about cars,. Sandy tried to meet Jeanie's eyes with hers, hoping to calm her, as her hands touched Jeanie and tried to unbuckle her straps. Finally successful, she took Jeanie in her arms and rubbed her back.The girl finally managed to voice some words, "We... we... we're on a dif... different plane, an... an... and I think we were drugged, too."Jeanie was trembling. Sandy talked low into her ear, telling her what was happening and what she knew. The sound from the engines changed pitch and the plane began. I had on my sport coat and slacks with a white shirt and tie.When the server came, Jen asked me to order. I ordered a different variety plate for each of us with appetizers and iced tea. We discussed my new job and the complex where I hoped to rent an apartment. If I was able to get the apartment I wanted, it would be about half way between our house and my job, and would be within walking distance for Jen to come visit.Our orders arrived quickly and we ate slowly, sharing tid bits from each.