"But did you have, to send the chatter box to wake me up?" giving her a wounded look.Gwen looks over to Maggie and laughs. "Secret weapon."The ladies,...who have been watching us join in our laughter as well.Each of them in turn comes over, hugs me and says thanks. I am not expecting this. It would have brought tears to my eyes if I could still cry so instead some of the ladies cry for me."Thank you all," I say when they are done. "I just did what I could to keep us alive. You were the ones who. “You know, my first wife; her name was Kelly, and she liked being naked at the dinner table. She said it encouraged proper eating etiquette, because after all, you really don't want a meatball rolling off your fork and into your naked lap, right? So one is much more careful about how they eat.”“Naked... at the dinner table.” Anne said dryly. “Nice. Was she allowed to wear an apron while she did the dishes?”“Not if she was being punished.” Bill told her, then smiled fondly. “She hardly ever got. Don’t worry you made it through your interview alright. The only thing I can’t believe is you have 50 demerits, that is 500 regular licks. I will bet you he is going to do more to you than just the ultimate punishment. I was thinking about how many ways he could whip me and would it be in front of all of these people. April walked up and put her arms around me and said don’t let them scare you Tim. I want you to be surprised and overwhelmed when your punishment comes. She walked away and I was. I think I'll always love you. And it kills me that you won't believe that now, and it kills me that I did this myself."She didn't say anything. She still wasn't looking at me, staring out into space.But her hand was still lightly resting on mine. And at least I got it all out.After a minute, she said, "The paramedics are here." Good," I said. "Tammy? Thanks for staying."She looked down at me with a hint of a smile. "I couldn't leave." When you get to school, can you do me a favor?" What?" Tell.