"Okay, I'll let you keep 'em if I get the panties."It seemed crazy, but Billie couldn't figure how it would hurt anything. Not just to give Jed Judson...her panties. And besides, she'd have the pictures to look at in private as long as she wanted. Billie-Ann smiled to herself. In a way it was better than having to kiss him.When the thick, close-spaced trees of Mr. Thompson's woods came into view up the road, Billie felt a tiny tug in her guts. Jed pulled off the road, stopped the truck behind a. "No, but I hear you should get a medal for putting the PA in his place yesterday. So I'll do what I can to get you as much use as possible from that hand." she said.I realized two things. One, she was the surgeon not the nurse, and two it was a hell of a lot worse than I had been told. Neither really sunk in, but I knew I would remember them later. I guess I looked at her with a blank stare."They didn't tell you did they?" she asked.I shook my head."That hand is a mess. You got hit with mass of. James tried to break the tension by changing the subject ofthe conversation."I must say how impressed I was that Alice (if you don't mind me usingAl's new name, grin) joined in the fun tonight, the three of you musthave practiced the deception, we none of us knew who you were when youarrived." Yes we practiced the make-up and costumes, and we also tried to make ita big surprise for Alice, as it was his stag night. He may have told youthat he is obsessed by the idea of having more kinky. "Listen, Jessica, it's not about working for your team mates, or for me or anyone else. This is about doing it for yourself. Don't you want to be able to look back on your life and know that you did your best and you did what's right? What if firefighters didn't try their best? What if nurses didn't? What if Superman didn't show up?"Jessica looked at her coach."We all have an obligation to do what's right to the best of our abilities."Those words never left Jessica's head. As well as training.