"He believed me for two reasons Meg, first of course is he has always wanted to hate me, and second of all in the end he wanted to believe that you would never have done that, that his little girl was just taken advantage of, that you wouldn't lie to him. He's happy hating me and loving you. Let it stay that way."

"Mark it's not fair!" I protested.

"Life rarely is sis." Mark said softly. "Man have I learned that one over the last year."

"No Mark, I won't leave it..."

"Oh for Christ's sakes!" Mark yelled. "Goddamn you're stubborn! Let me ask you a question Megan, how good...