‘Who hasn’t?’ Amber returned. ‘I’m confused,’ I said, and I was, ‘I thought you were hiding here. I am just your oasis.’ Amber looked...at me in a very intense way. ‘Is that what you think?’ she asked. I was completely out of my league. I didn’t understand women at all and mothers were even farther out there. I folded into myself, trying to devise an answer that made sense. I gave up and told her what I knew. ‘I love you,’ I replied, ‘I’m just not worthy of you.’ That was as close as I could. "Priscilla interrupted him with an angry snort. "When did you last buy food with your money? I pay for the food from my inheritance, I pay the servants, and I pay for clothing. Since I pay for everything it is time that I decide, too. No more Laudanum!" Are you out of your mind, woman? I'll have you whipped! I'll have you thrown out of my house!"Priscilla looked at him, surprised at her own calmness. "Just how do you propose to do that? Nobody visits you. Dr. Claxton will not come for another. Two days later I was about to leave when I heard someone calling me. I looked up and there was Gary walking toward me."I wasn't sure what your name was," he began. "Except I was was sure it was close to mine." You got it right," I assured him as he sat next to me. Then we both asked the same question in unison."You ever see Hank?" That made us both laugh.For the longest time we just sat and waited around to see if our master was going to show. When we were sure he wasn't we began to chat. . Helvetia road, Erin blurted out, ‘So…where’s your lap?’ Mark looked at her with surprise, and burst into laughter. ‘It’s back at the hospital. I only use it at Christmas. It’s really kind of cool, Erin, it’s a platform that I sit on, and the legs have the Santa pants on them. The prosthetist, Andy, made it for me for free, using some trade-in legs with a little extra foam so they feel more real. I don’t think I could do it without them, and I really look forward to my Santa gig. I lost my legs.