I could see that her nipples were becoming erect as well. She leaned in and kissed me and it was like an electric shock hitting my body. I grabbed her...hand and literally pulled her outside. The hotel was just a few blocks away, but I hailed a cab anyway. We could barely contain ourselves for the five minutes it took to get there. I threw some money at the driver as we jumped out and headed to the suite.The door to Hannah’s room was closed, and there was no noise coming from in there. We were. Unbeknownst to the presenter, Peggy and Pru Brewster were in attendance for my star turn. I don’t know of anything that makes you feel much grander than a mother and auntie telling you, “Well done, Birdie, really well done.”One lunchtime puzzlement. At the Unicorn Club, Ms. Sloane turned the conver. to The McGovern, “I like that girl, Birdie, she’s a sharp one.”Yes, she is that. And I like Trish too. But the war footing intent is to get me out from under the crossed hairs of the wedding. .. the accident on the interstate. They say Bass was one of the ones on the scene...”I was stumped, “What accident. I haven’t heard anything.”Nellie told me, “Margaret, your mother-in-law was in an accident out on I81. She was killed. I’m sorry. I thought you knew. Bass was one of the paramedics. They say he was the one who found her. Oh Sarah you’ve got to find him. He’s going to really need you today.”I closed my phone. What have I done? What’s happened to my mom? That’s why Bass ... Oh no.. I knew they weren’t the most stylish things for a high school student to wear, but when I put them on, the support they gave my weak leg was incredible. They might have been the most comfortable shoes I’d worn in twenty years. That was when I stopped wearing Allen Edmonds to the office and started scuffing around in old man shoes.I was pretty tired from the outing. Molly had given me a hug at the doctor’s office and said she’d see me when I came in for my PT appointments. I was pretty depressed.