Eric says, “To old friends and new beginnings.” All cheer to that and drink the shot down with ease. Eric says, “You that used to whiskey?” �...I prefer moonshine but legal whiskey is okay.” Jeff says, “That came from her mother, not me.” Arial says, “Hey! Not like you ever said no Jeffy.” Eric pours himself some more and offers. He drinks it down again. Around 10pm Jeff rises and says, “I need to get going Eric, it was great seeing you again.” “You too man…” “Arial…I’ll call you later…” “you. "You know, she would be very proud of you if she were here today, Sarah. You have grown into a very beautiful and smart woman," he told her."Do I remind you of her at all, dad? Do I look like her at all?" she asked him.Nick looked at his daughter and again marveled at how beautiful she had become. She did have a striking resemblance to her mother. He nodded and reached out to stroke the curve of her face. "You take after your mother very much, Sarah. You look a lot like her when she was young.. "What—ah what did you say your name was?"He brought her hand to his lips. She smelled faintly of soap. Her natural scent didn't spring out."My name's Duke." He replied over her knuckles. Kissed her hand again. Her nipples looked ready to pop."Hi." She whispered."You the only one awake yet? That why you answered the door?" He let her hand go, stepped into her personal space. She tilted her head back."Yeah." She glanced into the room. "Everyone's in bed together."His mouth brushed her ear, "That. .. darkness.Believe me. I really tried to stay awake after I began to realize my current situation, but I could not.The next time I awoke, there was a friendly, not-too-homely, smiling feminine face above mine. Next to that face was a hand holding a small penlight. I realized pretty quickly that this lady must be part of the ward staff and that she was checking out the reaction of my pupils while holding my eyelids up one at a time."So," she said in a voice that sounded as if it belonged to.