My first stroke was to the top of the breasts near the middle, while Jorge’s choice was at the bottom of the cheeks, just above the walking folds th...re. We worked as to a system, saving the last five to be those remembered longest. At 15 strokes, the girl fainted, Doctor Smith and Doctor van Zmoot checked her health and determined her fit to continue, as a bucket of brine splashed in her face. The coldness of the water awakened her, and the sting of the salt in her wounds helped remind her. Didn't make him any less intimidating, though. The question that bothered me was "Why?" Why was he here? The fact that he appeared, not even fully healed, one week after he supposedly died made me extremely nervous."What are you doing here, Zaire?" I asked him finally, not expecting any kind of answer, just trying to buy time. A quick evaluation of my options made it clear that my only chance for survival this time was to shift to Panther as quickly as I could and run like hell for Marcus.. The worst possible outcome is I finish college in the US, go to medical school in the US and then come back to Sweden, or maybe even stay in the US. The best possible outcome is you ask me to marry you. I’m not sure why you think I’m being foolish and not thinking things through.”“You do indeed sound like you’ve thought it through. The only thing new that you’ve told me since I got here is that you’re considering college and medical school in the US. I guess I was just trying to make sure that. Maybe not William, but definitely not Matt. Besides, she didn’t believe those flowers were for his mom anyway. * * * * * Vera rolled her older brother on his back and said, ‘I hope you appreciate me, Victor. I never imagined in a million years I’d be wiping my brother’s ass.’ Victor gave Vera a thumb up, one of his three favorite hand gestures. ‘I have to work tonight, so don’t ring the buzzer unless it is an emergency, okay? Two hours. Do you want music?’ Victor answered with a thumb down..