The last one was from Tommy and Elsa Bernhard. The enclosed sentiment was very much the same but the check was not. It was in the sum of twenty millio... dollars and was signed by both of them. We added the total of all the checks together. The total was 48 million dollars. I grinned at her. ‘You are a rich little bitch now. You don’t need anyone now.’ She pulled me to her and kissed me hard and long. ‘I will always need you, I have never needed money.’ I stood and picked her up and carried her. "We watched a good program on TV about sleep deprivation. She continued to kiss my neck and pat me and show much affection. Maybe I was deprived when I was a baby, but I sure as hell like her touches. When the program was over, I said, "I don't want to be one of those zombies deprived of sleep."She said, "That's one of the things we talked about today. The issue was how much people overestimate their ability to function normally under conditions of high stress, sleep deprivation, alcohol. He glanced to his other side and saw that same look of wonder in Dana and Rachel’s eyes, as they lost themselves in each other’s loving kisses. When he looked back at Jade, she was gazing at her friends, with a wide, beatific smile on her lovely verdant face. She noticed him watching her, and her smile turned inviting as she held out her hand for him.He crawled over the bed to her, and she grinned at him impishly as she whispered, “It looks like your crew have paired off, and fallen head over. Alice's mother would have the honor of giving away the bride. The chaplain at the nursing home would perform the ceremony. Alice had made it quite clear that there were to be no presents and no reception beyond maybe a celebratory lunch at some restaurant. We acceded to her wishes and the ceremony was held just the way she wanted. I did manage to give them a small gift of three days off, paid, so they could go off somewhere to get better acquainted. Call it a mini-honeymoon if you.