“What’s got into you, Bill? That doesn’t sound like your kind of joke. All I’m saying is that Violet had an imagination and was interested in boys, at least boys she could keep at a safe distance. She didn’t have many actual dates. None in high school, I gather, and just a few blind dates in college. Well, maybe one date back home with a boy she knew from high school. Would you believe they went to see a Bible epic?”
“I still don’t get the point,” Bill said impatiently. “That’s enough girl talk for me. Finish your food and let’s pay the check and get home. I need to get back to work.”
Dana ate some of her beef over rice, took a sip of tea, and said, “The point is that I started wondering if Violet might have imagined a perfect boyfriend. You know, a guy who came from a religious family,
