I shut off the console and whent to the door and it was Racheal.''come on lets go get something to eat''while we was in the car i asked '' well what d...d the doctor say.He said'' that i have a stomach virus'' and he prescribed me some antibiotics.''so where do you want to go then''''nandos''''ok cool''once we arived i ordered a half a chicken with extra peri peri sause and Racheal ordered a quater chicken and chipsafter eating racheal said she wanted to quickly stop at her parents housethere i. I am absolutely baffled."Of course, despite an investigation, no sign of Tom Fuller was everfound.After a few days, Joan decided she ought to get back to work. It wascomforting to put on the familiar brown uniform, even if it was cutdifferently, and even if there was a bra and panties underneath insteadof boxer shorts. The familiar routines helped make the transition alittle less jarring. Being able to tap into Joan's original memoriesalso made it easier.Still, there was a lot to get used to.It. "I looked up to see him looking down at me with those almost black dreamy eyes. I turned and walked quickly back through the living room into the kitchen sitting on one of the bar stools at the counter.By the time he'd finished showering and getting ready, it was dark. I stood looking out the window at the glow of the dim lights all around the district. Ethan had been right. It looked very romantic. I was sipping my wine when Ethan came up behind me putting his hands on my bare shoulders. Mr. Smith obtained the luggage then kissed and hugged Karen and Phil. He shook my hand and wished the three of us a happy new year and made a plea that we drive safely and call The Club as soon as we arrived home. Phil climbed in back and I suggested to Karen that she fasten his seat belt. She agreed then fastened her’s too. When we exited The Club the sleet wasn’t too much of a concern but by the time the car had warmed up and we began to slowly exit the parking lot it was mixing with freezing.