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you,” Lisa said. “Don’t let the press run down
your marriage. They weren’t there. They don’t know.”
    “ What about this
Jean-Jean?”
    “ I looked her up on the
Internet,” Lisa said. “She’s really famous.”
    “ So? In some circles, I’m
famous.”
    “ Do you think one of your
competitors did this to you?” Lisa’s eyes went wide. “What about
that girl who always gets second place?”
    “ No, none of the girls
would do this,” Lo said. “They’re too worried about themselves to
bother with me. Plus, everyone loved Don. He was like the gdfather
of women’s fitness competitions.”
    “ Very true.” Lisa took a
drink of coffee and stared off into space.
    “ You were talking about
Jean-Jean?”
    “ Oh, right. She’s famous
for healing people,” Lisa said. “Like the real deal.”
    “ And?”
    “ Maybe Don was with her
because he knew he was going to be murdered,” Lisa said. “Think of
it. Don would do everything in his power to stay with
you.”
    Lo smiled at Lisa’s confidence.
    “ Larry’s going to be here
in a bit,” Lisa said. “Let’s see if we can find you something to
wear. I brought a pair of jeans and shirts and stuff, but… You’ve
lost a lot of weight, Lo.”
    “ I’ve lost everything,
Lisa,” Lo said. “Weight is just… another thing.”
    “ You listen to me.” Lisa’s
index finger came out to wag at Lo. “You cannot give up. Larry
thinks we’ll be able to get in the house today. If we can’t, I’m
breaking in. The hex-bitch can call the cops. The girls and I grew
up in that house. Our stuff is there too.”
    Lo nodded because she didn’t know what else
to do.
    “ Now go get cleaned up,”
Lisa gave her a bottle of generic shampoo and soap. “I’ll find you
something to wear.”
    Hiding the fact that she hadn’t eaten, Lo
picked up her plate to carry it to the sink.
    “ You need to eat,” Lisa
said.
    “ Maybe later,” Lo said. “I
ate a bunch with Larry just a little while ago.”
    “ Okay, eating disorder
girl,” Lisa said. “I’m going to tell Mom.”
    “ Yea, I’m sure she’ll stop
hanging around when she finds out.”
    Unable stop herself, Lisa laughed at Lo’s
sick humor.
    “ Go shower,” Lisa
said.
    Lisa pushed her out of the kitchen. Lo went
up the stairs to the bathroom just off the landing. She pulled off
her shirt and panties and turned the water on in the claw-foot tub.
When the water was warm, she stepped in and pulled the curtain
around. Staring into space, she stood under the warm water. She’d
been there a while when she noticed the shower fixture.
    They had the same shower head at their home
in River Crest.
    She peeked into the soap dish to find her
favorite soap. A giant bottle of her brand of very expensive
shampoo hung in the shower caddy. Her special face soap sat next to
the shampoo. She opened the curtain to find her favorite fluffy
towels hanging in the rack.
    Unsure of what this meant, she closed the
shower curtain and started cleaning off.
    “ I found some clothes that
should fit,” Lisa yelled. “Jeans; some cute shirts; casual stuff
like that.”
    Lo pulled the curtain aside.
    “ They’re washed but brand
new, Lo,” Lisa said.
    “ My favorite soap and
shampoo are in the shower,” Lo said.
    “ The fancy stuff?” Lisa
said.
    “ Check out the
towels.”
    “ Wow,” Lisa
said.
    “ Wow is right,” Lo
said.
    “ Have you noticed how clean
it is?” Lisa asked. “I thought I’d be cleaning today, but it’s
cleaner than it ever was when we lived here with Mom.”
    “ That’s not saying much,”
Lo said. “But you’re right.”
    “ Puzzles, puzzles,” Lisa
said. “Hurry up. Larry just called to say he’s on Hemphill, and I
want to shower with the fancy stuff.”
    Lo closed the curtain and finished
showering. Stepping out of the claw foot tub, she wrapped herself
in her favorite towels. They were scented with real lavender – her
most cherished luxury. She slipped on a pair of underwear