And while I got visitation some nights, as time went on my dad became less vigorous about enforcing the rule about sharing, until even I began to thin... of it as Madison’s. I suppose we had our fair share of fights, but for the most part, I lived in awe of my older sister. Like every younger sophomore, I was always trying to fit in with her older, cooler friends. There had been this clash when I was still in junior high, when my sister was the sophomore, whre the location and age difference. She didn't want to tell everything, her teeth still embarrassed her, but she felt she owed the other woman something. "It is for medical reasons, and is only temporary," she explained. That 'temporary' pleased her. She'd checked her teeth in the mirror when she got up this morning. They still ached, but they were definitely looking better. In another day or two they would look normal.When they met in the canteen for lunch, Adeena didn't look happy. "I'll have to change back into that indecently. He did not want to place Dorothy in an awkward position. A divorcé could be considered untrustworthy although he was pretty certain that she did not consider him to be that. From what she had seen of his ex and heard in court should have convinced her that he was not the party to blame for that divorce. He did come with baggage though. She clearly liked Larry and Larry would have no trouble with her but if his ex started to mess about again and he was forced to call in the court officials that. As I was her last patient of the day, Pat let me sleep for about twenty minutes, then woke me with a glass of water. I felt quite embarrassed, but she was adamant that it was the ultimate compliment. From then on, she always tried to book me into the last appointment, saying, "I'll see if you end up sleeping with me again." It made us both laugh.As time went by, our relationship became easier and cosier. We talked of our hopes and fears, our children -- anything under the sun. We were relaxed.