It was Jane. I just let it ring.Three days later, a big black suburban drove in my driveway. I was on my days off. I hadn’t heard anything from the ...ospital so I guess I was still employed. The vehicle looked like it was probably an Uber. The driver opened the door and I saw Jane being assisted out of the back seat. She got on her crutches and made her way to my door.I opened the door and said, “Welcome, Dr. Carter. Welcome to my humble abode. How may I be of service?”“Stop it, Rob. I came to. “Excuse me, may I pet your dog?”They smiled and nodded, and Helena watched in amazement as he got down on one knee and began rubbing the pooch’s fluffy body with a grin. The dog wagged his tail and chewed on his hands, with Xavier… laughing. She had only seen him like this three times: when they were in the pool together, when he was flirting with her… and in that photo album. He was actually finding joy in something other than torture. She didn’t know why, but it made her smile, the last smile. We lay together, hands idly stroking and touching, soft kisses making us smile at each other. We talked, silly girl-talk, telling each other how beautiful they were, how good they tasted, and how good it was to be with them. "What kind of vibe do you have?" Karen asked eventually, "or do you have different ones for different times?" Vibes?" I questioned, "you mean like in bad vibes, good vibes, the feeling you get from somebody?" No, Silly," she laughed, "I mean like sex toys, you know?. Norm pulled the key to the restroom out of his clutch purse as he approached. When he stopped to unlock the door, the guy asked, “How did you get a key?”Norm slipped the key back in his purse, stepped inside, and turned on the lights. “Come on,” he said in Natalie’s sultry voice.Norm’s nerves reasserted themselves in the bright light of the restroom. It was entirely possible that the guy would realize he was cross-dressed without the concealing shadows of the bar. Fortunately, there was nothing.