I protested that I couldn't go outside dressed like this. She once againreminded me of my predicament... holding up her smartphone she indicatedthe e...ail button to me.I left the house. I felt the brisk air hit my exposed legs. It is afeeling that is not possible for a man, it makes one realize why womenalways complain that they are cold.The outfit made me feel more exposed, humiliated and degraded than I hadever felt in my life, but the worst was yet to come. We got into the carand she. . but why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you call me? I'd have dropped everything and come home," Steve said. His voice showed his concern, and his confusion."I didn't tell anyone," Barbara said quietly. "Not Mom or Dad either... I would only call them at night when everything was quiet in the hospital ward. When I went home, it was easy to pretend I just needed time to myself. All I wanted to do was sleep. I couldn't eat. I lost twenty pounds... you said yourself I looked like I was starving. On a day like this those better things becameincreasingly difficult to grab a hold of. But she must, she couldn't ruinthe day or the weekend."You do have a date with Brad," Tonya said to herself. There was awarming thought. She had been dating Brad for several months and thingswere becoming more and more serious. It was her first real relationshipsince Sam's death. But there were certain obstacles to overcome beforethings could progress to the next stage. For one, there was her child,who seemed. I hadn't told Missy what Betty Lou had said because I hadn't wanted to upset her. Turns out I really didn't need to tell her anything.Missy and I were holding hands, skating along lazily together and chatting about favorite movies as we glided across the ice, when I suddenly felt Missy tense up. "Oh, damn," she said under her breath, "and I was having such a good time, too." What's the matter, honey?" I asked, immediately concerned."Honey?" she asked, pulling us both to a stop. "You've never.