I met Tommy by the gate and we hugged, longer than called for, but he seemed to know I needed it. I didn"t answer his inquiry about who lived in that big mansion, and he let it slide. We went out for dinner and we talked about the past. Well, he talked about his past; I evaded most of mine. I explained that Elizabeth lied to me about my father and when I was twelve I had to leave. I did not elaborate, and I let Tommy believe I"d been with my father all this time. Tommy, bless him, could tell I did not want to talk about it and he didn"t push or pressure me, so we talked mostly about him and Vicky and their high school and college time. They separated during college, but kept in touch and got together every now and then.
After dinner, Tommy and I went to his newly-acquired house in East Sa
