’I heard him drop the call button down to the bedside. By the time I managed to get the button in my hand and push it, he was long gone. The night n...rse came in still trying to tuck her hair up.‘Yes, Mr McIntyre what’s wrong?’‘There was a man in my room. Who was he?’‘Sorry sir, I’ve not seen anyone on the ward tonight.’‘You must’ve seen him; he would’ve been going out as you came in.’‘I saw no one. Are you sure he was here?’‘Of course he was here. I’ve lost my legs not my mind.’‘I meant no. He kept his answer-phone connected, but deleted all calls without listening to them, but the two. He did not answer the door except to the postman or other deliveries of which there were few.Emotionally his feelings varied from numbness to distress and loss, but along with that there was a nameless ache. It informed what he wrote. Some songs were aggressively dismissive, others plaintiff, still others embracing a new start without one's love. Looking back, he recognised it as one of the most. . He was about to plead again when he heard Gail's voice. "Now Timothy, don'tbe awkward. You know jolly well that Hazel has instructed both Susan and Ito punish if you are a naughty little boy. Now you wouldn't want everyone towatch you while I took you over my knee and smacked your bare bottom wouldyou?" Timothy blushed mightily. His face turning a deep purple as the shaming wordswere spoken. He watched as Susan and Gail moved to stand next to the Gail'smother. He shivered as they watched. Our eyes locked, speaking words which our lips could never form. My hand reached for hers, our fingers intertwining with the ease of longtime lovers. Clearly, we both recognized that this was indeed a special moment, that this would certainly change each of us forever. Rose tugged at my hand, urging me to lay upon her. Carefully, I settled my weight upon her, and she smiled sweetly, wrapping her arms around me. My hands cradling her head, our lips joined anew as I shifted position so that my.