Kiyan didn’t dare to move, as always, but Jake grabbed his arm again, and gently pushed him into the room. Jake closed the door.“Welcome to my new...home. In case you don’t know, I’ll be spending the summer here. Mom and dad thought I would be better off if I spend the summer here away from the Hollywood life.”Kiyan sat on the edge of a twin-sized bed, while Jake went to the bathroom, with the door opened, he shouted so Kiyan could hear him:“Look on the bright side: I won't have any of those. “She’s a very, very special girl and we’re going to help her get through this.”“Just let Bethany take the lead,” Jessica counseled.“That’s why I’m standing here talking to you. Michelle wanted me to stay but Bethany insisted I step out. Did you get the wet read of the x-rays?”Jessica smirked, “You know, Doctor Barton might have been right about you making a good med student!”“But not a doctor?”“Gynecology?” Jessica teased. “You’d be perfect!”“Ha! Ha! So?”“Her nose is broken, but there’s no. I took another look at the car and realized that the front end was too small. Hooboy. I could see it now, from this angle. It looked like a big part of the engine compartment was in the front seat with me. It's amazing that I hadn't felt any pain from my legs when I was awake. They had to be, well, I didn't think I wanted to dwell on it. Broken at the least, and I suspected that they might be pretty well mangled."Ohshit."That sick-sounding word clued me in to the fact that they had finally. Linda had kept her fine looks and never married. I kept in shape and also never married. We both were very secure in our lives and enjoyed the same things. We would laugh and tease each other, enjoying our time together. Linda and I never talked about our little ritual of the past and we didn't ask the other any questions about it either.One night Linda and I went dancing after dinner, and I brought her home quite late. It was a Friday and she asked me if I wanted to stay. I was happy she asked.