as ocean view had grown to be her home her mother had grown to be her friend . `` brutus , are you on any medication ? 'he might have been involved , but we ca n't really be sure . she insisted i meet them before she would date me . after waiting for a car to pass , he dashed across and cut through summer 's neighborhood . if this baby is mine , i 'm not walking out on it like my good-for-nothing father did . cassie could no longer see them , but she could hear them grunting and groaning . 