"Yeah. I thought Heather might have told you when you all were down in Dallas. Halloween this year . . . I was still having some . . . trust issues. After what happened with . . ."

"Don't say her name girl," said Michelle with some grit in her teeth. "Otherwise, I might not be able to stay in a good mood."

Alice smiled, wondering what would have happened if Michelle had been there after what had happened with Jamie. "Well, Heather and Laurie decided I needed to be able to relate sex and trust again. They knew I trusted them, so . . . well, you can guess...