Isabel had made up her mind just in time. ‘Okay?’ he asked gently, squeezing her hand. She shook her head. He held her close, put an arm around he...r shoulders. ‘We’re there,’ he whispered encouragingly. ‘Myself and Mark. You aren’t alone.’ ‘I’ll be alone in that room, though,’ she spoke in a small voice. ‘We’ll be right outside, watching you.’ He held her hand again, felt how cold it was even though she had the gloves on. ‘Will you be okay?’ He wasn’t sure of it himself. Isabel hadn’t sung in. He was killed instantly and there was nothing that anyone could have done.Bobbie and I got Johnnie's car onto a trailer and towed it back to the shop. We went over the car with a fine toothed comb trying to find some reason for the crash. The first thing that we found was that there was no brake fluid in the reservoir. Then we noticed that the linkage on the hand brake had been disconnected. We checked the hydraulic brake system and could not find anything wrong. It wasn't like Johnnie to fail. The only bad places were rivers, ravines, and bluffs, but we were going around the problems where we could.I gave Ezra money in separate envelopes for all of the workers. They had to sign a form to get their money, so I was going to be covered one way or another. Pedro and Jesus were having money held back along with my contribution for taxes. Hopefully, that was taken care of for a while.At home that night, Mildred was sewing a white shirt that was too small for me. I didn't think about it. Lisa got out of the car and reached over and kissed me on the cheek. I could tell from the look on her face that she had agreed with Norma that she would be the one with me tonight. We exchanged a look of disappointment for a brief moment. The moment was broken when Norma placed the car keys in my hand. "You’re the driver. Let's go back to your hotel."As we drove back, Norma rubbed her hands along my thigh, gradually moving higher and higher until she was rubbing my stiff cock through my jeans..