She shut the door and Del laughed. Lucas looked at his watch and said, “Want to go over to the St. Clair and get a milk shake?”

MARK MCGUIRE called Lucas and asked for the quarter- million dollars to start the website, offering a thirty percent interest in the business. Everybody called lawyers, accountants, and consultants.

DEL.

The day after Lucas killed Alyssa Austin, Del showed up in Lucas’s doorway, knocked on the frame, stepped inside.

“How you doing?"

"Fine,” Lucas said. “How’s Cheryl?"

"Found out what’s wrong with her,” Del said. He was a little stunned. “She’s pregnant.”