"Tom, I just came back from the doctor. I'm sick."I was scared. I knew she hadn't been eating well lately and always seemed to be fighting a cold. I h...d urged her to see a doctor for sometime now, but she always blamed it on overworking."What is it? It's serious, isn't it?"She nodded."We can fight this together. I'm here for you," I grabbed her hands and held them.She took a deep breath."Tom, I don't know how to tell you this, but I have to. I have contracted HIV." Aids?" I said. My hands. It's a little early so I had the kitchen fix you something for a light supper for this evening as a gift. Have a good evening!"Amy hugged him again. We left very happy. We went to our room to have an early supper and then make love. We had talked and the only thing planned was to call my uncle and bring him up to date. We were sat back glowing from our lovemaking.I took my phone and called my uncle. "Hello, Uncle Steve, it's Warren." He had heard from my dad. I gave him my version that matched. She didn’t tell him they had no phone.“Thanks Doc,” Travis said as Doc was leaving the room.Bettina walked Doc to the door. She told him she’d stop by his office to pick up the bill the next time she was back in town.----Bettina fetched Travis a dry sheet and freshened the towel on his forehead. She daubed his face and neck with a cold, wet cloth. She heated some soup for dinner and spoon-fed him some broth.As he slept she busied herself around the cabin. She swept the wood floors of the cabin. "I suppose Chad just doesn't have a way with words ... you know ... like I ... have way ... I guess." Yeah, that must be it. Don't worry buddy. You'll be as safe as in your mother's arms." Thanks, Pete." Sighed Chad. "So do you want to go talk to the rugby team now?" Actually," said Pete looking across the courtyard, "I think we can pass on and other teams though I do want to meet your brother's fraternity tonight. Right now I have someone else I need to talk to." He stood up with a dismissive.