Pat had become a nurse and had a not so great basketball career at UT. She was 6'3' tall, in good shape and a former lover of Vera's. Pat had gradua...ed moved back to Pueblo and married a guy that her parents had pusher to! They had moved to Colorado Springs and lived only blocks from us! A we talked Pat loosened up a bit but then began to cry. I asked her what was wrong and she blurted out... We went o grade school and high school together and you never even noticed me! I loved you for. "Hey George, how's it going?" Pretty crappy, Joe, thanks for asking." Hey, sorry I said anything. Have you seen Mark tonight? He's supposed to start in five minutes." Yeah, but he's not coming. I'm covering his shift for him." Oh, okay. Mind if I take off a bit early then?" Go for it." Thanks."Thursday night on the Midway was always pretty busy. Seemed like everybody in town showed up right around dinner time, though carnival food never sounded like a good family dinner to me. Barb and I. "You asked to talk," the woman stated almost dismissively, "so maybe you should start talking or maybe you just want to turn around and leave."I smiled at that and the woman began to look a little uncomfortable."Are you one of the doctors," I asked the woman pointedly, "or are you one of the administrative staff." I'm a doctor," the woman said firmly. "I'm Dr. Elizabeth Gruber and you are..." Are you capable of cloning a woman's arm?" I threw back at the woman without bothering to introduce. ‘Are you chilly? It must have been a cold ride over here. I am surprised that Joshua didn’t at the very least send you with a buggy to ride in.’ I smile up at him. ‘Thank you, I am very comfortable. In answer to your question, we don’t have anything other than ole’ Charlie to get around on, so that was my only option. Speaking of which, I should have seen to his…’ ‘Do not worry, my Dear. Your horse has been taken care of. After we entered the house my man took him to a stall where he will be.