A few hours later, Robert walked in the back door and his mother was setting the table.

“Hi, Honey,” she said. “Did you and Derek get any studying done, or did you play video games?”

“Of course we did, study that is.” He did everything he could to contain the excitement he felt about getting to race. That was as long as his father was gone the weekend he was supposed to race John's car.

She kissed his cheek and he looked down into the valley of cleavage that shouldn't have been so exposed. He didn't care what Carmen said, their mother had changed.

“Your sister needs you,” she said....