I stepped over to the stairwell and yelled, "SLUT!" Everybody flinched. I turned to Rudy and added, "You might as well open the curtain." Shrugging, h... did so.Meanwhile, Karen thudded down the stairs, "Master?" She drew up short at the sight of four strange men."Dump the robe." Karen eyed me in surprise, but did as she was told; someone hissed in a breath. I just pointed at the kennels; somewhat bewildered, Karen headed for hers. "Back in," I directed."Yes, Master." Everyone else stood. It took forty-five minutes to make it through customs where their bags were opened. The customs agents were searching for drugs, of course, but Em and John gave each other a thankful look they had safely deposited the money in the bank rather than try to get it back through customs. They found their way through the airport to the exit and traffic lane where Nick was supposed to meet them. They only had to wait a short time before he pulled up alongside the curb. Nick waved with a big smile on. The nurse held it in her hand, looking at it with a grin on her face. ‘Thank you.’ Dale said out loud but no sound came out, instead there was a gargling sounding grunt from his body lying there with his mouth stuffed full of hoses. The nurse let go like she had been burned, she quickly covered his body back up and left the room. Later he overheard her speaking to the day shift nurse when she came on duty. ‘Just a reaction to stimulus, there is still no brain waves so he really can’t feel that. Jenkins house to talk to him. “You don’t’ normally come out on Wednesdays,” the nice old man said. He was always outside around jogging time, waiting for us to run past. We’ve stopped and talked to him many times, and he no longer makes any secret about checking us out when we do. I once asked him if his wife knew what he was doing, and he told me she was inside and knows why he waters the grass when he does. “She isn’t happy about it, but at night I pop a blue pill, and you two inspire me to.