“You’re welcome. Glad you liked it.” Solace said, finishing hers with a final gulp. Abruptly, she placed her empty glass on a nearby table. “D... you wanna hear something, Sanna?” she asked with an air of eagerness. “Sure.” Rosanna answered amiably and made her way to a blue cushion-chair. Solace flew over to a mini-stereo system and opened a huge cabinet next to it. Rosanna’s mouth dropped open in awe at the compact disc collection inside. There must have been hundreds, if not thousands of jewel. Naturally, these rewards came with a price. Kendall Madison was a workaholic. He regularly put in sixteen hour days and as his assistant Jennifer was expected to be by his side for most of that time. As I mentioned earlier, Kendall Madison was a bachelor. He'd never married. He didn't have any interest in having a wife. Business was his passion. It consumed his life. Because of this, one of Jennifer's job duties was to be available to be his escort in social situations. This wasn't just a. "She'd have a coronary."Jody desperately wanted to check the contents, but at the same time was scared to — knowing Sammi, anything could be in there. So, instead, she carefully stowed the bag beside the bed, hidden from her mother's gaze by the coverlet and the bedside chest."God, I'm bored," she moaned. "And I've still got two weeks of this before they change it to one I can get around in." She glared grimly at the cast encasing her leg from just below the groin to her toes.Sammi's eyes. " Doctor Ward said taking my other hand into hers.Gloria closed the blinds in the room. Not too much longer I was sound asleep. The medication in the I. V.'s making its magic taking me back to a dreamless sleep.***I couldn't tell what time of the day or night it was when I awoke. I opened my eyes very slowly still wearing my dark glasses. This time I was able to see more normally. I even saw my mother sitting in a chair.I decided to try to speak, "Mom?" I said very softly in a raspy very weak.