“Cas?” she said in a panicked voice.“What happened?”“Cas, I’m so sorry. I swear we didn’t...”“Megan, it’s okay. What happened?”�...�Celia’s gone. We got back late this afternoon from Alex’s lab, and Celia headed straight for her room. I sat up in the front room talking to Mrs. Hollabrand for a few hours, and then she went to the kitchen to get dinner ready. I went to Celia’s room to tell her dinner would be ready soon, and she wasn’t there. I swear, we were in the front room the whole time. There. That was a policy put in place by Lillian while I was in the hospital. He was lucky he had a loving sitter, so neither of us complained too much.I struggled to find the best way to get out of the car with my broken ribs. Finally I just said fuck it and levered myself up in one painful motion. The sound I made was probably was like a teenage girl losing her virginity. Part pain, and part pleasure at being able to accomplish the feat without help.Lillian handed me the cane provided by the. Wet and hot we returned to the masters room. We closed the curtains and sat all together in the giant arm-chair. Machteld and Mila each on a knee and Tessel on theirs.We started to giggle, hug and kiss more. All three showed signs of excitement. "Who is already wet, my dears?" we wondered aloud. More giggling, while we probed. "Hmmmm, our left and right middle digits taste delicious! Mila and Machteld got hot and wet. How about you, tasty Tessel, ma belle?"Tessel blushed and opened up even. I think I’ll just take it cool for a bit, and see how it goes. But I’ll see you Monday, right? Keep an eye open for me, and if we miss each other, I’ll call you Monday night. Might even buy you a beer after the melee’s over at registration.”“You’re on! After this week and next, I’ll probably need a couple. Anyway, I’ve got to get going here, Bill. How about I call you Monday, and we’ll meet up one way or the other?”“Sounds good. Talk to you on Monday, Hayes.”With that, I hung up, and was.