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Did you tell her to go?"
"No," Beanie said. "Please, Lance. It was me, I felt,
because of everything, you see, it would be the best
thing. It's not just what happened…this week, but many
things between, over a long time, I've tried to explain.
Arthur, I know all this is horrible for you, with your
wedding plans this summer, and I feel awful, but please
try to understand."
"It's not for me to understand, Mother." Arthur
folded his napkin. "That's for Dad to say."
Beanie stacked salad plates in front of her. In the
silence she could hear Lance's breath grow louder and
knew he was going to erupt now, just as he had when
he lay kicking on the floor as a baby. "Are you going
back to him?" His face lunged at her, red and twisted.
"Who is he? I'm going to beat the shit out of him!"
Beanie began to cry.
"All right, all right, that's enough." Abernathy stood.
"He's going to get his teeth shoved down his rotten
throat! What the hell does he think he's trying to
prove?"
Arthur stood as well. "Would you please shut your