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"I heard that," hisback into the kitchen "I know exactly what to do with my money" She had a small, flat box under her arm

"Look at these, Tammy Aren't they precious?" She opened one end of the box and pulled out a dozen baby pictures of John Mostly nude or otherwise erew up

John dropped his head on the table

"I had copies blown up of all my favorite pictures Just look at these"

"I would love to," Ta John a playful tap on the wrist "I simply love baby pictures"

He finally pushed away fro now"

"Wait," Ta?"

"That's right"

"You and e?"

"Now I know you're serious," John said to Tammy

Ta cap on and nothing else He had a little car in one hand and the other hand was shoved in his mouth, drool made his chin shine "I think I am," she said with a wink "I'm very serious"

It was a hot Thursday afternoon with not one sign of rain The weatherht even reach up to one hundred John was still struggling with the possibilities of his friend Frank being involved in the Michael Gallager killing Tao to a movie and sort it all out later She said that movies always relieved her ood to him and off they went

They stayed at histo make the two o'clock so they opted for the four o'clock show They would have a little time to kill at the mall before the movie started Naturally, it was a love story because Tammy and his mother had picked it out His reat Supposedly, it was about a wo to the bedside of her hospitalized h the process of battling cancer, the woman and her ht, John thought sarcastically at the time, should be a real winner

Since the incident in the tunnel, John had been checking his rearview mirror more often than any sane driver should It see, scanning and looking Since nobody had been caught yet, they would more than likely make another attempt If so, he would be ready this time He was prepared to shoot back