We made it to Bramble gate as we neared the brambles began to move and out came Drago and Runt. I motioned them back inside and the Cats and I followe.... All I could think about for the past hour was the hot springs., When I reached them I began dropping things, by the time I was at the springs I was nude and walked out into the pool and sank down and closed my eyes. After a few sighs I opened my eyes and was met by ten women all carrying a baby. My mouth dropped open and I asked “Where did all. ”I started to protest, but she kissed me quickly on the cheek and bounded down the stairs into the subway.'Straightforward' doesn’t begin to describe it, I thought, and turned for home.I walked slowly, thinking about what Caitlin had said. Was Rob really in love with me?I thought about his behavior over the last few days and weeks. True, he had seemed quieter recently, more withdrawn, but it hadn’t occurred to me that love might have something to do with it. Still, it seemed to me now that he. If I need a way to avoid getting pregnant I'll go see Doc Wilson."Julie told the exact truth. Only her mother understood it to mean something completely different. When her husband got home and quietly asked her about the doctor's appointment, Marge replied that Doc Wilson had proved willing to prescribe the pill, but Julie had assured her there was no need for that. "She is head over heels in love, but I think they are going out in the old fashioned way," she explained. As parents are always. It was only afterwards I thought how stupid it was too go touching two strangers during this quarantine, but I just figured I'd have to wash my hands when I got back to my place. "Are you okay?" I asked, squatting down to help her pick up the cans and food that was scattered during the altercation."Good, good," she answered in a choppy fashion. Maybe she didn't know much English, but since that's all she said, I didn't know. I rebagged what I'd picked up, and she'd been doing the same, then.