On top of both of them, Helen started telling them how much I complained about my back at home."I only complain when you ask me to lift something heav...." I joked, but what else could I do but agree to come and soak in their spas. Mary Ann just stared at me smiling after I had agreed to come and use the hot tubs. Again the realization of Mary Ann's loneliness became very apparent to me, but nobody else seemed to be noticing it.I started wondering if Tom had a girlfriend at work or something.. A shit, shower, and shave later he was ready to emerge from the bathroom. He didn’t feel great, but he did feel better than when he had awakened. He stepped out of the room. His wife was awake, but still in bed.“You’re up,” she said.He replied, “Yes.”“You said some pretty nasty things last night,” she said.It was time to make a stand. Max replied, “The truth hurts.”“Is that what it was?” she asked.“Yes,” Max answered.He sat down on the edge of the bed facing away from her.“Yesterday, I was laid. " he began. Apparently that is now my name, or rather, thename used as the secret identity of Wondrous Woman, the former owner ofthe body I currently occupied. "I should kick you out for violating the code against killing, but how canI, considering you saved us all! The observers who survived all say youhad no choice but to respond to deadly force as you did. Frankly we arestill not sure how you managed to stop them! We were certain you diedduring the battle after they ambushed us." Yet here. "Hey, Miss Emma," he yelled as he came running over. "Wow, I did not know you lived in this neighborhood", he said."I do, and this is my good friend Terri." Hi, Miss Terri," Brandon answered. He chattered on for a while until his friends came over and got him dragging him back into the pool.When he left he, Terri told Emma "Man he has got a big old crush on you. You should throw him a bone, or maybe I should say let him throw you a boner." What on earth are you thinking," Emma said in.