..” I was also afraid of what she would think of me, since we had been neighbors and not only did we know each other for so long but we lived so cl...se. Also, our parents never really got along, the only reason I know of was that her family was a bit strange and her dad was a real asshole. This also scared me from making any further advances. One lucky day, as winter was rolling in and we were all huddled up in jackets by the corner (which I hated because Stacey covered up her hair and. She had been totally oblivious! I came around to her front, between her and the television, and held up our son. He was gurgling and happy, and grinning at the world. “Lose something?”Marilyn stared at us, so startled she stopped walking. The treadmill was still running, so her feet slid out from underneath her, and she had to grab the rails and hold herself up. She slammed the STOP button. “Where did you find him? How did he get loose?”“I found him around the corner, making a break for it. As. The sun wasn't up quite high enough to be shining directly down on me yet, but it would be soon so I figured I'd best get myself packed up before I went where I'd been reluctant to go – that leatherette document carrier sitting on top of the neatly folded clothes in my cargo bag.I shook out the sleeping bag and unzipped it completely, draping it over the camp table which I'd managed to not see in the dark, or give any notice, with my eyes drawn to the motorcycle. I swept off the pad, but it. There have been a few times when I haven't been able to rouse him. He doesn't do this when the other nurses are on shift. I asked him point blank about it and all I get is that 'g-r-i-n, g-r-i-n. stop.'"I had known Rick for many years and I suppose I understood how his mind worked even better than Mary did. "Is there anything else I should know?" One other thing. He loves the young lady, Nola. He wants both you and me to prepare her for when he isn't with us. This carries more weight with me.