.. What about ice? ... Okay ... Okay ... What do you mean, surgery? ... You're in the ICU again? ... Rance, you're not making sense..."Suddenly her ey...s widened and she looked over at Henry and Janis in panic. Willing herself to calm down, she closed her eyes and took a couple deep breaths. Opening them again, she could see the concern on her companions' faces. Holding up a hand to forestall them, she turned her attention back to the phone."Rance ... Rance, Honey! ... Is there a nurse there. In a sense, it became bizarre, he would scratch behind my ears, stroke my hair and side as I leaned into his chair. He would rub my stomach and I even started rolling onto my side or back for him to rub my stomach like the other dogs. He would coo at me and fuss. But, it was always just rubs, never sexual in any way.I became his favorite very quickly and the Taylors began paying closer attention. They became concerned that in his deteriorating condition he might react badly at some point,. They slid me out of the chopper and SHIT! There to meet me was Colonel Maggie. I could clearly see where her eyes traveled as they went from South to North - she noticed the tent. She scolded me, “Sgt. Blaine, what the hell did you think you were doing?”I wasn’t sure what the hell she was talking about and since I worried her comment was about the tent in my pants, I decided to play dumb, “Sorry Sir! I’m not sure what you’re referring to.”I mentally breathed a sigh of relief when she continued,. Sallynoticed that I was getting better she said, "See I told you that if youreally tried you would get better." The next week she gave me some badnews she could not help me as her dad had changed shifts and would behome and he would not like seeing me in heels, her mom didn't seem tocare. She said, "I am going to do the only thing I can, gave you yourown heels so you can wear them whenever your mom and dad go out and leaveyou home to babysit." I thanked her for the gift. I wore them as much.