"That was close," Kari said. "Maybe we'd better get dressed so we're not still up here when they get back." It takes about twenty minutes round trip t... your house," Jeff said. "And I'm in need of a shower. Care to join me?" Of course!" she grinned.Jeff pushed her gently off of him to the side. Instead of letting him get up, however, she put her arms around his neck and pulled him over on top of her, bringing his head down to hers so she could give him a long, tender kiss. He wasn't about to. Though mostly I didn't have to do anything save sit there, lay there, or stand there while they prodded me, in some ways letting the doctors have at me like that was one of the hardest things I'd ever done. Finally it seemed like it was over, little did I know that it was just beginning. The first doctor, the one who had been in the AD's office for the meeting, brought me into a small side office and we sat down to talk. "This," he said, holding up a holographic data cartridge, "is you. It is. ” “Wow. I hope she will get better soon.” “No one knows for sure.” “What’s the problem?” “John, let’s stop talking about her.” *** “I have to see my mother,” Norma said, “She called and said she was sick. Could you keep an eye on Mrs. Tandy for a while?” “Ok,” John said. “I will be back as soon as possible.” “No problem.” He followed the nurse into the house, feeling surprisingly nervous and tense. Norma let him into her room, then turned and left. Mrs. Tandy didn’t look much different. Her arms wrapped around me, with her hand resting just above my belly button.There was nothing sexual about this. I was cold and she was warm. She felt great. I was very grateful as my body tried to suck all the heat from her."Damn," she said, "This must be what it is like to lie with a corpse." I f ... f ... feel like one," I managed to get out.We lay together like that for almost an hour. During the time my shivering subsided a little bit, but I was still cold."Can we switch sides now," I.