Then Ben put thepieces in place on his own, "The knock I took on the head partiallyparalyzed me I guess." Kim's breath caught in her chest. "My left ...rm;half of my face, a good part of my left leg are pretty much useless."Ben was looking around his body which lay underneath a sheet, takinginventory like a store-keep checking his stock. "Overall, I'm prettygood. Won't be running any marathons for a while, but it'll give metime to work on my needle point. I'll have to figure out how to do. Then suddenly her ear bud fell out, or maybe it was pulled out, but it was followed by a familiar voice saying "you're doing it again" in just above a whisper.Her eyes opened, and she pulled off her sunglasses, to find her neighbor standing there shirtless as in her dream.He said to her "you must have been having a great dream, I have been watching for you almost 15 minutes"The fear she had during the first encounter was not present, the only thing she felt was excitement. Instead of looking. It’s not easy for me to admit I’m wrong. And I was wrong. I’m sorry.”“About what exactly,” Jeff asked. It wasn’t a flippant response. He wanted to make certain he understood what Bob meant and made sure his tone reflected that intent.“I thought you were taking advantage of my girls,” he said with a frown. “They drive me crazy sometimes, but not one of them is stupid. I should’ve trusted them. I didn’t trust you.”Jeff nodded his head and looked down at his feet. Bob sounded sincere. When he. I didn't have the qualifications of a doctor, and Sarah was burning up. The first thing she needed was an ice pack. The next thing she needed was someone who knew what the hell to do.I tore down to the kitchen to get the ice. I was on my cell phone at the same time.Jim picked up on the first ring."John, I thought you weren't coming back for a week?" I'm not Jim but I have a situation here ... do you have Dr. Thompson's phone number?" I asked frantically."No need John, I'm standing right next to.