The next thing I did was to sit down in a chair and hold my head. I was glad I had ordered some extra shirts, because after being tackled by Susan in ...ew York and reinjuring my shoulder, and now here I was with blood coming from my head, running down to my collar. In addition to the injuries I had suffered, I had ruined two more shirts.Joan dropped the bat and grabbed a towel from the bathroom to place on my head wound. Daya was getting up, and kept asking if I was OK. At that point, I felt. "They went to their rooms to take off the armor and then met in the pool for another round of grab-ass. For some reason, they never seemed to tire of this game.Finally, the big day came to go to court to finalize the adoption of Shirley. The whole team went; even Jeff and Ann took time off from school to attend. They whizzed through the formalities and everybody congratulated Shirley Stewart on her new name! They went out to lunch to celebrate, and the celebration lasted well into the. When it was over, I hugged her tightly with gratitude, but a new feeling came over me. We'd only just begun seeing one another again and having her in my arms was stirring up old passions.Pulling back slightly, I looking into her big eyes and kissed her like we'd never stopped going out. Her tongue wiggled side to side in that familiar way and the scent of her hair was all around me.We both realized what was happening at about the same time, and separated-- forcing ourselves to respect her. ’ ‘Exactly, I said, ‘They weren’t being mean, they just thought I was already up to speed, ready to take over this desk. Besides, they were saying good-bye to a friend and coworker. I can’t blame them for that.’ ‘Well, I can see that frown has disappeared. Just look at you! You look like a filly that’s ready to run!’ ‘Oh, Mike, that just how I feel! It’s wonderful to finally begin my job.’ ‘Penny, that’s so far out. Have you met the girls, yet?’ I could hardly contain my excitement. ‘Yes I did!.