"Yeah. Sorry," I said.She stood there a second, walked over to the bed, and hesitated."What?" I finally said.Without a word, Maddie pulled up her top ...nd stood there. And then she pulled down her shorts.My fucking heart stopped. "Maddie? What on God's name are you doing?" I finally was able to speak out.She said nothing. She pulled the covers back and climbed back into bed."Joey? I like you. You know that." Maddie said.I said nothing. I just stared at her. And I just chose to make a decision I. “Aye John, I think you need another.” The words of his favorite barmaid broke through his morass. She had noticed his funk when he entered the pub and her heartfelt hug of welcome had done little to change his mood. “Oh…Sure, thanks Vickie.”“Let me take your plate and glass.” As she reached across the table she intentionally brushed her sweater-covered breast against his shoulder. Then she allowed his dirty cutlery to clatter to the floor. As she picked up the silverware, she made sure he had a. Then she held me at arm's length and grinned somemore. "I am really liking Eliza. Go and try it on before you changeyour mind."But the olive skinned and night-haired girl looking back at me from thechanging room mirror, naked but for another woman's underwear surelywasn't me. Trying on a dress! When would I ever see that face and notbe shocked to be looking out of it. Did those ears stick out a littlebit too much?"How is it?" Lora asked from outside the cubicle."Perfect." Though I bought it. She knew that if anything, meeting Greg had only made her realize just how shitty her life had become. As hard as she tried not to admit that, she wasn't entirely successful.Sunday morning, Bonnie woke up and found that she really didn't feel very well and told David that she didn't feel like going to church."I don't know," she explained. "I just feel out of sorts. I have a headache and my stomach doesn't feel right either. I just hope I'm not coming down with something." If you are, then stay.