The other half, however, was telling Rachel that would be wrong … because Karen, her best friend, was sobbing uncontrollably beside her on the sofa.... “Don’t cry, Karen,” Rachel said to her friend, squeezing her hand and breaking the silence that existed since Bob left. “There’s nothing wrong.” “Bullshit!” Karen replied firmly despite her tears. “I have totally fucked up my marriage. This wonderful man, who has taken care of me so well for most of my life, thinks I’m now a fucking lezzie. God. I stepped up to meet him and put a finger on his lips. Yes. But not here. I left him waiting at the door while I fetched a car. He hesitated at the passenger door, he insisted that I was too drunk to be driving. I told him I was going and he could stay here if he was too chicken. After a moment of indecision, lust won out over caution and he slid in and put on a seatbelt. We drove up out of the town on the coast road. He watched me drive like seeing me for the first time. I played with the car,. "All right, I'm willing to let Calloway make the offer."[Ted] Early SeptemberBack in May, at the meeting with county officials and others when the Lindsey's concept was discussed, the lawyer for the county had said that he wanted his neighbors' boy to be the first resident. Connie had beaten the boy, but the lawyer was still working to get the boy out of his tough situation.Ted's situation was not like Connie's. Where she was treated like a slave rather than a daughter, Ted was pampered but. I have no idea whether I triggered a trip wire or if it was remotely controlled, but whatever it was, there was a tremendous explosion—overkill, if there ever was one. Anyway, it seemed like half the mountain side came down on me, and I was left with my head, my left arm, and part of my torso sticking out of a jumble of rock. Just before I passed out, I heard some rifle fire and some yelling, so I am sure that the rest of my little band of merry men took off for places unknown.When I woke up, I.