Thomas and Kevin have been married for years.

When they first met, they fell in love over this very strange coincidence.

They were introduced to each other at a party, they got to talking, and they realized both

of them had spent time in Del Rio, Texas as kids.

And as little kids, both of them had gotten really, really interested in this rundown mansion

in town.

Weirder still, they'd both been obsessed with the widow who lived in the mansion, and

Weirder still, they had both struck up friendships with her, as children.

Thomas has started when he just tried calling her one day.

You could just call the Brinkley mansion, and she would answer the phone, and she would

talk to anybody, and she was very warm, and I just said, you know, my grandfather lives

around the corner, and I think I'm busy.

And I did, because I said, I'd love to write a paper on your school, and she was delighted,

and so I went to the Brinkley mansion, opened the giant gates that said Dr. Brinkley across

them, and walked down the sidewalk, and walked into the house.

So Thomas would go, visit, hang out, chat with Mrs. Brinkley, and then separately, on

days when Thomas wasn't there, Kevin was doing the exact same thing.

Going to the Brinkley mansion, talking to Mrs. Brinkley.

This woman in her 60s who always wore modest cotton dresses and thick, horny glasses, they're

both fascinated by her.

Mrs. Brinkley, she had had skin cancer removed, and so she had to have part of her nose cut

away.

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