Morales saw her and remembered what Jeff had said. “Hold her hand and don’t let go,” he instructed. Christine looked a question at him, but he m...tioned, and she obeyed him. A moment later, knowing it wouldn’t work, but somehow believing Jeff, anyway, Morales tried to follow the Prime’s instructions. Amazing him, Christine gasped, stared at him, then with her eyes open wide and a smile on her face, she flopped back on the bed while still holding Ashley’s hand.Christine’s smile quickly changed to. Besides, I like you much better this way. I think you and I are going to be very close friends after this. I love your father very much and I have tried to not interfere with your relationship. Now, I believe that we can all three share and become more than just friends." Dottie leaned over toward Harry and gently kissed his soft lips. "As much as I would love for us to stay in the bed for the rest of the night, I know that Harry has to recharge his batteries and we have to eat. So, supper is. Meeting with Cindy about finances. I should have been a little more detailed in the note I wrote to myself. I had no idea what finances the note meant. I wondered, if I ever knew. It could be that the note was in reference to a phone message or something like that. I knew that I needed a better system.Hell, I thought. Maybe I already had a system. I went to the index and looked for schedule codes. Sure as hell there was a code system in place. I had no idea whose system it was, but I found that. The 50 Breaststroke was a breeze for me, and our girl’s team won a close 2nd. I stretched occasionally, swimming a medium pace when the 10-minute break was called and then did more stretches as the 500Freestyle passed and the Girl’s 100 breaststroke came dangerously closer and closer, feeling Gales eyes on me the entire time. With my swim cap on and my goggles on top of my head, I took another swig of my water bottle and breathed deeply, trying to calm my nerves. I handed my Girl’s Varsity card.