"Victoria looked at her uncertainly then her face cleared momentarily. "He'd hug me and say that we're never going to be apart for long and that he ha...es it when we do part even for a short time too." What would you say to that?"Victoria's face clouded again. "It's just that I can't escape from that fear and that I can't show him all the love I have for him." What do you think he'd say to that?" I ... I think he'd say that over time the fear will disappear when I realise that we are never going. Rhea side-stepped and continued, ‘The doctor gave me a call. He says you’re not to go overboard with the drinking and also take it easy on the pills.’ Her husband was visibly upset by this remark and took a step back from her, ‘Why do you always bring up this stuff?’ ‘Because I can’t afford to have you in the hospital,’ she replied evenly. ‘You know how all this makes me feel,’ his breathing quickened, as did his temper, ‘You always do this to me when I try getting physically intimate.’. I stepped into the shower feeling that I had given myself a present.As it happens, George was only to happy to go with Jody. It was time for him to pick her up when she came down the stairs looking elegant in a long black dress with a slit high up the thigh."Do you think the stocking tops show too much with the slit in this skirt? They are a little short for me. Don't want to look like a tramp, you know." You're asking the wrong guy! I think it looks wonderful." Pervert! You're no help. Oh. I looked around, but my mom and I were alone. ‘Mom?’ I asked in a raspy voice. ‘What happened?’ My voice rose a few octaves. ‘Did I fall?’ Her mouth pressed into a hard line, and she nodded. ‘The rope… there was too much c-chafing in it and it s-snapped. You’re so lucky honey, you’re so, so lucky.’ Her voice quivered. My eyes squeezed together as I remembered feeling the rope start to break, and my brother call out to me. I’d fallen over 30 feet… how was I not dead? A few tears spilled over.