The question took him back; it was several minutes before he responded. "No! Grief no", he gasped. "Once bitten, twice shy; isn't that what the old sa...ing says"."Oh! I thought you may have", she smilingly said. "Wasn't there a Sue along the way", she giggled."Cripes!" he gasped. "How did you know about that? It was a very brief encounter, very brief. I met her one evening, had a very active association and then it was over. I'm not too sure how it began I think I had to go to a wedding that my. And you wanted to make it possible for her to retire, but she’s significantly younger and less mature than you, so she still thinks that she’s indestructible. At least until now. Now, I suspect that she’s been confronted by her mortality in a very painful and traumatic fashion,” Miriam observed, revealing considerable knowledge of the human psyche herself.“So, he sees himself in Jeannie, and naturally feels the urge to lift a hand on her behalf, even shielding her from the normal consequences. ..? ??????????? ??????????? Idecided that it was time to get started with the rest of my day.? Grabbing the rest of my clothes, coat andshoes I was almost ready to go when I looked out the window.? And to my amazement there was a humming birdjust sitting there poking a flower. ??????????? ?Jesusfucking Christ what did I do!?!? ??????????? Ithen thought that this had to be a practical joke, but then I looked harder atthe bird and noticed that it was moving ever so slowly... ???????????. What kind of man are you going to be? The kind who goes the distance and earns respect for that? The kind who takes the punishment and earns respect for that? Or the kind who tries to weasel out of a challenge after I've completed it honorably?" "I'll take the punishment, Sister Cate. Just no more ice." "If you're accepting the punishment, Danny, just break the seal. I'm not breaking it for you." "Oh." He snips the zip tie with the nail clippers and then treats me to a few minutes of moans,.