”“So I was in the queue for Sol9 when the bastard pretended to trip and shoved me into the Escradii6 ring and poof I’m off to the most boring pl...net in the multiverse.”Eskia sniggered, “They caught Jevonica just as I left, she’s still up there, she’s only got another three hundred years or so to go. Serves the stuck up bitch right.”“You still haven’t forgiven her for dumping you!” Enaria laughed. “Eskia that was five thousand years ago, give it up girl!”Eskia sighed.“I know, but I loved her and. " As she said this, she poured me a giant glass of whiskey and handed it to me. "Drink this," she said, with a slight command in her voice. I took the glass and gulped."I can't believe the situation I've put everyone in. My friend from work takes his kids here! He had to have known." I took another gulp and felt the sting of the strong drink."John," my wife called, but I was too locked in to my worries to even turn. "John..." I looked over and nearly spilled my drink. Diane had stripped off all. “What is it, Daddy? I'll be good...” I yawned again, trying to look at his face through the darkness.“You'll see,” He replied back quickly.I heard him unwrapping something and felt him press it to my lips.“Hmm?” I mumbled, my mouth opening. My tongue wrapped around something sweet, the taste of cherries filling my mouth. It was a lollipop.“Suck gently, Princess.”All I could do is nod, sleepily. Daddy was holding the lollipop for me. I closed my eyes, still feeling sleepy.“Now stop,” My Dad. “Make the ice cream, Tiger. Then this DOCTOR is going to show you why you aren’t interested in nurses!”January 28, 1993, Chicago, Illinois“Hi, Al!” I said as I plopped down across from him at Medici.One VERY inconvenient part of the new offices was having to drive back to Hyde Park to have lunch with Al.“How are things?”“I’d say they’re pretty good. What are you going to do without your top Resident for two years?”“Suffer,” he said. “But this is good for her. The only way she could have stayed.