It was cold as hell but I had to take a piss. My wife was sleeping soundly and I could hear her snoring lightly. I reluctantly arose and headed for th... bathroom in just my shorts and T-shirt thinking I'd probably freeze my ass off before I got back to bed.I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the bathroom door to find it was much warmer than the bedroom due to a small electric space heater placed there to keep the water from freezing in the exposed plumbing. I was taking a leak when the. ..Too sick to workIts been a horrible night... you were tossing and turning all night long... you know you are coming down with something and you decide you had better stay home today.You call out and ask me to bring you some water hearing you I make the trip to the kitchen filling up your favorite glass for you... the tall one covered in puppy dogs, kittens and flowers... you are SUCH a girl!I walk into the bedroom and set your glass down next to the bed and realize just how beautiful you are.. Once in Mike’s apartment, Connie released her grip on him and headed over to his easy chair. Sitting down, she closed her eyes, took a deep relaxing breath and slowly exhaled. Then, opening her eyes she looked at Mike.“Sorry for grabbing your chair, but if there was one comfortable chair in that God damned hospital or the rehab center, they hid it well. Sitting in this thing seems like a little piece of heaven right now.”“Enjoy yourself, we only want happy visitors here at Chateau Kassler.”. The nurse that was watching Silvia's mother would be wondering where they were. After fifteen minutes had passed she turned off the ignition and went into the house. There sat Stan, on the phone with a worried look on his face. He motioned for Silvia to sit down as he listened and wrote down notes on the yellow legal pad. Silvia could see two 806 area code numbers and she knew that meant Lubbock or the surrounding area. She also saw the name J. D. Tatum and beside his name Stan had drawn a.