" But Dad!" NO but Dad! I no longer have a son." Turning towards my step-mom. "Do what you want with her."My dad then left the garage.My step-mom just... stood there staring at me with a wicked grin."Here's the key to my car. You can take Deanna with you tonight. I don't think her father wants her in the house." Please don't do this to me. PLeeeessssseee!" I begged.My step-mom left the garage before the car pulled out. No wave, no nothing."Drive slow, I want some more relief from our new little. What was most remarkable about those tours was that people would pay to, in essence, become part of the cast. Make no mistake: By the fourth season, what went on outside the Fish Tank was almost as important as what went on inside.People had been bringing signs from Day One -- the "Today Show" influence. But those first signs were basic "Hi Mom" placards. Over time, they switched to paeans to favorite players -- many featuring phone numbers and increasingly graphic descriptions of what was in. But I also didn’t want them to get any closer to the ladies. So, my main goal was to lay false trails and lead them off into the wilderness, preferably in the opposite direction. The farther, the better. If things got worse, well then, I would dial it up and get serious. What I wanted to do was to get them so discouraged and disoriented as to give up on us and move on. Barring that, to get enough of a lead on them following me, to allow the ladies time to get down to civilization.Don’t get me. I didn’t know I was infected. I’m ok now. I just wanted to see if I could take you to dinner and atone for my behavior. I really am sorry. I won’t pressure you. Just talk.”I thought about it for a minute. The kids are with, Jim. I’m dressed casually. Why not, I thought.I said, “Ok, Allen, but dinner is all. Understand?”He said, “I know. I didn’t know that one of the ladies I had been seeing before you, was infected. She infected me. I’m so sorry, Angie.”“Just so we’re clear. There will be no.