” I frowned at her, my black koala nose wiggling on my face. “Says the woman who got knocked up by her husband for the seventh time.”Pan fist pu...ped the air, causing the chain to rattle on his guy-in-leather costume. “More crying, more diapers. We got this.”“What horrid opinion did Jacob deign to share with you?” Stella asked, adjusting her pumpkin costume over her plump belly.“He said that mumble trap rap was better than old school hip hop.”“How dare he!” Stella pounded on the wood table.. So I spent most of my time with my family and Michael and only saw Joey twice. Joey was not happy about that and neither was I. New Years Eve (the night I first told you a little about, at the start of the story) was the worst though, because when Michael kissed me at midnight all I could think about was how much better it would be if it was Joey’s lips on mine. To be fair here, Michael probably wished I was someone else also.Michael and I were still dating platonically, our pact of the. "Present – Masha – At the cabinI get to Jennifer's dog and begin to do my assessment. It's obvious from the angle of one of its legs that the leg has a fracture. He begins to wake and I know I need to do something to keep him still, so I think about what I have in my purse and I finally remember that ketamine has been successfully used for veterinary purposes. I pet the dog's head and speak to him, "Remain calm and I will take care of you."I withdraw a syringe, guess at the dose of ketamine for. He proceeded down the cabin’s narrow hallway and then turned right, into the small kitchen/dining area. Jeff and Karen were sitting at the table. Bert was manning the stove. Karen was the first to notice his presence.“Hey!” she greeted with a friendly grin.“Morning,” Paul acknowledged her, forcing a polite smile. He took the seat right next to Jeff and before long, Bert had served a plate of steaming bacon strips right up in front of him. Paul restrained himself to making a curt mumbling sound.