"I'd love to Dean. But let me go back to my hotel and change first. I need a shower," Natalie said.Leonard drove us back to her hotel and Natalie prom...sed she would be ready in about two hours. I headed back to the office to change into something a little nicer and barely made it back to Natalie's hotel in just under 2 hours.Leonard and myself waited for Natalie in the lobby and were quite amazed when she came out of the elevator down the hall of the large lobby of the hotel. Wearing a light. ..Warm. Fidgeting. Not quite awake, but not dreaming. High school. Not easy. Eyes closed, smiling softly at a memory of cheerleader glory. Chuckle. I look so much better now. Smile back to sleep.Eyes snap open. Stomach dropping flash of fear in high school. Inner voice telling me I was a coward.A little more awake. Was it cowardice, or a lack of imagination on how to get out of the safe space of jocks and cheerleaders?Shiver. Wait ... something is reassuring. Body heat. Sound of calm breathing.. In considerable pain, she hurried to a local ER to see a doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist, a Liberal, and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters.The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go wait in the examining room and he would see if he could help her. She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared. The angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?"He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the. That would also explain his sleeping in. She knocked on his door and peeked in."Are you awake, Danny? Are you feeling all right?" I'm feeling fine, Mom. Come on in." Uh, no thanks. I just wanted to check up on you. I'll leave you alone now." She started to close the door."Can we talk, Mom?"Lani stopped and took a step into the bedroom. "What did you want to talk about?" I want to talk about you and me." Danny patted the mattress. "Come sit down by me." There's nothing for us to talk about if.