Merton realized that they had actually started to think of him as a leader. It would have been funny if it didn’t also make his gut knot like a pret...el. But since he was the one here ... he gulped and nodded, his hand sliding up and down Relix’s back, his other arm looped around Julia’s shoulders. Holding the two of them relaxed him. Centered him. He nodded again, more firmly.“Lets do it.”Merton sprawled in bed, his eyes closed, feeling the adrenaline of the past few hours ebb from his body,. Myrna, that means you too, and I don't want to hear your excuses. I am tired of those old clothes you're always wearing and it's time you got some new ones. Sally, I want you and Sarah to make sure Myrna gets some decent clothing. If you have to, have Tiny hogtie her so a clerk can measure her for her size." Now see hea, Mistah Jon, I won't have no man buyin me new drawers and clothes. That's not yore place to do dat, and I shore won't stand still for it." You will if you want to continue. I close the door and heads for the registration office, a figure clad in black catches my eye, she is leaning over a bench, staring intently at something, there is a camera strapped to her neck and even from here I can see that she must be quite a professional by the way she holds it. Smiling to myself I enter the building, registering and getting keys to one of the cabins, getting my stuff from the car I head for the bungalow. I unlock the door and go inside, I dump my bags on the bed and lock. "I'm talking about me," he said, revealing his nervousness to her."You never talk about you. That's the problem." Our problem?Things are far from perfect," she advised him."Shit happens," he said. He was getting angry again and he didn't understand why. One of the problems they were trying to resolve to save a marriage after five months of separation."I wish you were happy. You're not. Not with me. Not with yourself. I want you to understand that. I want to help you." It wasn't a rehearsed.