"Doctor, can I see my family?" I asked."Yes, I will tell the nurse to let them in," he said.They all came in to see me. I hugged each one. I knew I ha... terrible breath, so I didn't kiss them. They sniffed and kissed me instead. "I wanted to kiss you, but I know I have terrible breath." Halitosis is better than no breath," Dawn laughed."That is the damn truth," I growled.Dawn frowned at me for swearing in front of Mary.Andie said, "I am staying with you tonight." Where will you sleep, Sugar?" I. I never moved just watched as frank walked into the toilet, I could hear his zip coming down but I didn't hear any pee splashing in the bowl. Of course I was curious but still didn't make a move. But out of the blue I shouted to frank did he need a hand, I said it as a joke but the reply was interesting as he answered me back by saying yes please. I walked in not knowing what to expect but frank knew what he wanted, he was standing at the toilet, jeans around his ankles and a very very nice. They both buttoned up and went back up stairs never noticing me standing off to the side in the shadows. No one else at the party ever missed them and they and I slid back into the group without a word being mentioned. On the way home that night Julie, still feeling no pain, asked me what I thought of the party. I told her that a couple of the women that were there looked good enough to eat. She laughed and said I felt the same way about a couple of the guys, pull over for a second and Ill. He was no longer skulking and was himself again. Verus was a soldier, not a spy, and he discovered that he would rather face death than be deceitful again."Good," said the old commander, who looked to be about the same age as Verus, himself. "Though you will excuse me if I seek proof of that claim."Verus sighed and laid his head back onto the pillow. "If I can prove it, then I shall," he said. He was not even trying to project the Islander accent onto his Syrisian anymore, and spoke.