She dried off as well, the towel wiping away the remnants of both the shower and her silent tears.It had been two weeks since the explosion at the auc...tion house in Fresno. Some things had changed in unexpected ways while others had not changed at all.The drive back towards the Pacific coast had taken more than two hours. Once they were clear of the "Vet Van" people, there was no need to flee in panic mode. All three were not feeling one hundred present. Almost as soon as they hit the highway. It just caughtme off guard and I was about to argue with Tish and the next thing Iknew I was in tears and I couldn't stop. It's the strangest thing. Ijust didn't se it coming, you know?" "Oh, do I ever!" Amanda replied, ruefully. "This playing each other isdoing serious things with the inside of my head. You would not believethe dreams I have been having. I just hope that you can get to BeauChadsworth and at the very least take him down a peg or two."By this time Tony was sitting up in. .".She held her hand up to my lips to stop me. "That is not what I meant. I meant just that you were luckier or more capable. John was not a very honorable man".Then she saw the side of my face. "And what happened to your face"? She stood up and touched my cheek I had forgotten about the scrapes. "It's nothing; I just scraped it on some bark".She gave me a hug, whispered 'thank you' in my ear, and then said, "I should go and tell the girls. They would want to know".Before she could leave, mom. The rest of the date had gone very well. The art exhibit had stimulated their conversation to a whole new and deeper level, and the afternoon outing had segued into dinner without ever being discussed. Also not discussed was the fact that Chelsea would be going home with David that night, because they both knew it.David had turned out to be a strong, confident lover, just as Chelsea had hoped. He had taken her by the shoulders and kissed her, pressing her back against the door to his apartment.