Six minutes later the ambulance with the EMTs arrived and maybe five minutes later Jerry was carried out of the house on a gurney, loaded into the amb...ulance and then they drove off. I started up the car and went looking for a motel for the night.Having killed my marriage I didn't sleep all that well. In fact I doubted that I got as much as an hour as I relived in my mind what I had done. For the first time I saw how stupid I'd been. Ever since I was twelve and attracting boys I'd seen that a. There's not much argument about which firm is going to do this - Dennis Jones is our CEO's uncle." Rudy leaned back with a grin. "But, if I know the boss, he's turning the screws on Dennis's fees already. I'm pretty sure we've got a good outfit working for us."Why don't the two of you go at it? Call me if you need me. And, Sylvia..."The dark eyes turned toward Rudy."Sheldon has gone through this very thoroughly, met with the boss and knows what we want. If he says something is okay, it is. If. But I just had a memory of a stupid relief session I couldn’t help hearing. I didn’t watch it—couldn’t. But in my mind—ugh, the images of those kids being naked in front of everyone, with everyone watching. And then it seemed like there were these black eyes watching me, hungry, waiting for ... I don’t know what ... for me to fall into that blackness around its eyes. But I don’t feel faint, it’s more like an angry feeling. Enough anger to want to fight back somehow. But there’s nothing to. "This evening and I get to vote." Yes, sweetie, but please be careful how you vote."Zoë realised how serious her mother was. She smiled reassuringly but said nothing.They turned up at Jerry's at ten past seven.Jerry had instructed Emma not to dress up and she had obeyed him, just. She was wearing a dress of interwoven pinks and blues which highlighted her blonde hair and blue eyes. It showed a hint of cleavage and a pair of trim calves.Zoë was dark haired with brown eyes but was clearly her.