" he warned just before the nurse started to apply an disinfectant that made him jump."Tim, where do you think you're going?" my mom asked as I walked...carefully towards the door."It's Elsie. I mean it's Melissa. Or both, I mean. I got to go... I can't believe I forgot about her... "I didn't even get out the door before my head made me stop and lean against the wall."I think you better stay here and rest," my mom said attempting to lead me back to the bench."No!" I said, pulling my hand from her. “Uh oh,” I said looking around for shopping bags. All I saw was Ginger at our feet, looking up at us expectantly.“It wasn’t for us; it was for Tony’s house.” She lifted her chin up and I kissed her.“Whew, thank heavens,” I joked. Her eyes sparkled and we kissed again. “I got all of his accounting stuff; it looks like his companies are doing very well.”“Well, he sure wasn’t worried about how much we spent today.”“Oh, he went with you?” I asked feeling a little jealous.“Of course. I couldn’t pick. It was an accident. Iwas just anxious." Anxious enough to leave marks." Rachael twisted her wrist,testing the pain. "I don't think there's any permanent damage,but I've still a mind to call the police." Look, I said I was sorry. I'll make it up to you. What do yousay? Another ten percent on top?"A small shiver built between Rachael's shoulder blades. "You'reinsane. I'm not going to take your money now. It's for your ownsake. I don't know what's wrong with you, but I don't want totake. The next day Shaila was home so nothing much happened, except later that night I started feeling a bit ill. Shaila checked me and I was running a low grade fevor. Her cool hands on my cheeks and forehead caused me to get an erection which I tried my best to hide under my pajama bottoms. She either didn’t notice or did a good job pretending not to.The next day I stayed home from school sick. Like most kids though, by noon I was feeling OK again, and getting bored. I went into Shaila’s bedroom to.