I usually wait until the day before I post to respond, but whatever.
Thank you all for the feedback.
Beth - The comment worried Kiley as well, even though she tried to pretend otherwis.
Nancy - See response to Beth.
Carol - I'm glad you're still reading, even though I figured you were just busy last week.
Patrick - Hi there. I don't want to say too much, but I will say to try your best to withhold judgement on Larry.
The fact that she is affected by drugs, including alcohol, is is important to this story, although not in the direction that you may think.
Elisabeth - The distance that she's putting between her and her family because of Larry will be discussed in the next few chapters. I understand you're concern, but the reason why she hasn't said anything is because she assumes her parents won't accept Larry. She wants to be sure about him first.