By now I had taken my coat and other winter clothes off, it was very warm in the truck.I noticed that he put on of my shifters into "full time four wh...el". He said that it was equivalent to all wheel drive and that I could use it on wet or dry roads, at any speeds. He recommended that I only use it in the snow because it uses up a lot of gasoline. He explained to me the difference between full time and part time, and how four wheel drive works.We ended up in a parking lot of a strip mall. It. How about you Jo, will it do?’ ‘Oh yes, it will do. It’s lovely.’ He hugged her to him and whispered conspirationally but loud enough for me to hear, ‘The walls between the bedrooms are soundproofed.’ We both laughed, ‘No seriously,’ he said. ‘You know how I feel about that. Silly I know, but I wanted people who stayed here to be able to make love without worrying about noise. That’s why the windows are all double glazed with shutters and the doors soundproofed as well. We’ve got air. Austin, we’d like to keep you for a few days ... observation.” He turned to Wendy, “Mrs. Austin, would you agree to ... oh ... say ... three days?”Wendy swiftly nodded ... any harder and her head would break off.Shit!“She’s not my wife!”“How about five days?” said the doc.Wendy grinned.“Five days it is,” agreed the doc.“How about no days?” I said, as I tried to slide out of bed.Serious mistake. My foot hit the floor and I followed it.When the black turned to grey I heard the doc say, “Nice and. I looked at the clock, and said I needed to put my stuff in the dryer, and i would return, that is if you want the company, she said hurry back she would make some tea for us. Got back from the laundry, to wait for the drying to stop, rapped on her door then let my self inside. There was some tea, and a plate of cookies. I told her thanks and picked up the tea, went back to the window to watch the horizon. There was nothing on the other side but a cleared lot, then small trees as far as the eye.