She made short work of the diaperand lay her down on the stretcher. She reached for me and flipped upthe outfit I had on. "Do you need changed?" I wan... my mommy to change me," I said a little petulantly. "Can weplease just get Bella upstairs now?" I should force you to let me, but I think you've been through enoughtoday. Come on, stay close to us..."I followed the gurney into a stairwell and watched as the medics hauledthe whole thing up the stairs. They looked at me to check on me for amoment. . . are you comfortable sittin' here watchin' an X-rated movie with your old dad?" First, you're not that old, and, second, that's why I drank so much wine. I figured it would help me to relax enough to do what you think I need to do," she said as she looked up at me with doe eyes that suggested that she'd do whatever I asked."Okay. The DVD's in my bedroom." I went to my bedroom and retrieved the DVD that I had bought for Sarah so many years ago, the instructional video that I thought would. ”“OK,” I agreed, though I wasn’t happy about it.“Hang in there, Mike.”“I won’t go off half-cocked or do anything foolish.”“I’m more concerned about depression than I am about a bout of foolish spontaneous behavior. Talk with Clarissa and Jocelyn and ask them to keep an eye on you, please. They’re at school with you, so they’re a better choice than Elizaveta for the next few days.”“I will,” replied. “And thanks.”“You’re welcome. I wish I’d had better news for you. I’ll speak to you Friday.”We. I nearly tripped over a humped figure in my path then screamed as it was fully illuminated by the moon revealing a sheep with its throat torn out and I could tell from the steam rising from its body it had only died in the past few minutes.A howl to my left caused me to veer away and now a couple of howls much closer behind replied sending me into full headlong flight. Although the moor was soft stones and thorns pricked the soles of my bare feet making me wince in pain. The howl to me right.