As I had with the other three at the breakfast meal, I turned the focus of my attentions to Sally.As we melted comfortably into our time together, the...others forgotten, I let her know over our link how pleased I was with how well our 'family' was coming together. I let her know I knew it was her doing, that the easy way we coexisted was due primarily to her skill at keeping the peace. I didn't know you could blush over the link but she did. She was not used to such honest praise. I don't recall. I was lying on my back, on some sort of narrow metal bed. There was pressure around my ankles, thighs, wrists, and arms. An attempt to lift myself up did not succeed. I was obviously strapped down. And based on the cool sensation across my skin, I was not wearing any clothing. "No need to waste your energy Jack. Just relax." My eyes started to adjust. He was standing to my side. I tried to speak but my mouth and throat were so dry. "Amanda, please bring over some ice chips." "Yes Mr. Tripp.". “You didn’t!”“Sure I did. She was Cathy King. Now she is Cathy Adams. I tease Sam that he had to marry her to get her back. She’s about to deliver their first child.”Pete just shook his head. “Kelly Jackson, you are really a piece of work! No wonder you’re relaxed. The Chief of Staff is a buddy and the chairmen of the two Armed Services Committees think you walk on water. Is there anything else?”She grinned. “Mike wanted to put in for reimbursement for our honeymoon. He claimed he was carrying. Jerry told me that he wasn't about to lose another partner and that he wasn't about to let you lose another husband. Then the Chief radioed me that you were at the station when the call came in and that you had fainted and they were arranging to transport you to the hospital, too. So I rushed here behind the ambulance that brought Jerry in."He paused when she flinched and groaned from another contraction. It lasted about 45 seconds and then she relaxed again as she took a couple of deep.