I had to tell her now, tell her I wanted him. I didn’t think she’d mind so more seriously I said, ‘Lena, I want him this week. I want him at lea...t one more time on his own before we go back to Nardo’s and you get married. I need to thank him properly for all this. Without him none of this would have happened. Lena, you don’t mind do you?’ ‘No, of course not Jo,’ she said, ‘it might be a good idea to give him a few days to recover. He’s had a really hard three days and I think they’ve taken it. Then the evil bitch ripped it off. I confess my mom would not be proud of the things I called her. For some reason they all thought it was funny. My sympathy goes out to women who wax.Paige was transformed into my hero at that point. She got some spray that numbed me; then she got me ready for practice. It was getting to be quite the chore to get ready now. Besides the pads put on my back, I had to get both ankles and my left wrist taped.In practice I was feeling pretty good. I still felt a. I love my wives and Lin loved her husbands. I loved her like a sister. I had four older brothers who used to bully me when I was younger. I always wondered what having a sister would’ve been like. Then I met Lin and ... I loved her.”He frowned wistfully. “It was always Myllyn, me and Lin. He was like a brother, and she was like a sister. Losing them...”His voice fell away, and he looked away as he wiped absently at his eyes.The two were silent for a few moments, carefully picking their way down. ." That's all right, Laura. We don't really care what your real name is. Nobody ever uses their real name." Laura sensed the warmth and friendliness in the girl's voice. It made her feel a little better, and she relaxed as the girl took her arm."Come on. Let's sit down."She followed the girl over to the couch, feeling a small laugh inside as she wanted to ask what a nice girl like her was doing in a place like this."You're new, aren't you?" the girl asked her casually as she raised her glass in.