I heard your voice." And what was she doing?" Deb looked saddened."She was, for the lack of a better explanation, masturbating," Gary responded, to th... shock of both persons. "and calling out how much she wanted a man inside her." Oh my gosh!" Her mother gasped.Claire's face reddened with embarassment, "Ok! Ok! I was masturbating in school! I'm sorry! I hardly have time after cheer squad and my boyfriend is useless! Im sorry, ok?" Too late to be sorry, Claire. Its become a disciplinary thing. "Er, yes, sorry," I mumbled stupidly. I was rather surprised to have apatient do something other than try to get away from me or kill me. Shewatched unblinkingly as I drew a syringe full of blood out of my arm. Isaw her eyes flick back to the man in the other bed as I held thesyringe up. He was looking much younger, and was now down to an almostmanageable size. Water was running off the bed onto the floor."Mr. Jackson appears much the better for it," she said. "Will it help meso?"I nodded."Well. "I don't want you to do that for me," Sid said frowning.Fred swallowed, shrugged his shoulders, and then replied, "You may not want it, but I'll do it anyway. I'm your sworn man and I shall do what I feel is necessary to serve you."Dragos nearly dropped his maps at hearing that Fred was Sid's sworn man. He stared at Sid reconsidering his opinion of the man. Even his father had never impressed another man sufficiently to have him swear service to him. In an awed voice, he asked, "You swore. Anyway, I think thegirls want Daisy to come and play. Is that OK?" That would be great. She really needs to make new friends," repliedSimon and, after arranging to collect her from Jacqui's later he leftthem to make their way home.At 7:00, as arranged, Simon arrived to pick up Daisy and Jacquiinvited him in while Daisy gathered her things together."It's really kind of you to have her and she's obviously enjoyedherself. I was wondering whether the three of you would like to comeround to ours.