Eric was glad he'd successfully distracted Lori from the subject of Warren Chamberlain. Eric couldn't decide whether he wanted to punch the man out, or just blank the sucker's hard drive for hurting Lori and for making her so wary of relationships in general. He'd obviously done a number on her self-confidence.

Too restless to sit still, he got up and wandered around her living room, commenting on a few of her oddball objets d'art and listening to the stories she had to go ...