They ate together upstairs in the bedroom. Afterward, he helped her wash up a little and brushed her long hair and gave her her medicine. She was feel...ng better and he was happy for that. He had wanted everything to be perfect for his arrival home to her bearing his gifts... 'Ahh, well', he thought, 'Life is not perfect.'"Franchesca!" he said excitedly. "Are you ready to see what I've brought back for you?"She was excited, like a little girl, "Yes!" she said, feeling better now from the hot. She was out of the house and halfway to the car before I could get out, so I just waited on her. We went straight to the park and she seemed a little nervous. ?We’re not even going to dinner?? she asked.?Nope,? I said, ?we have some unfinished business from the other night.? I pulled her to me and kissed her hard on the mouth and she seemed to melt. I went straight under her shirt and to her bra without waiting for her to protest. As I fumbled with her bra she finally decided to say. ." She tried to focus on the various aches and pains, but the conflicting signals were having to fight a bone-deep exhaustion for her attention, and failed miserably. "You're the doctor, you tell me." She managed a wan smile, which Sophie failed to return."Your shoulder was sprained, but not dislocated. Your radius is fractured, but the ulna I think is alright. There was quite a lot of bruising, but Gabriel had another stockpile of medical supplies that helped with that." So... how am I?" she. Octavia’s face when slack and she covered her mouth.“What have I wrought?” she mumbled to no one in particular.Julia and Liala had started to head downstairs to alert Joseph but both stopped at Octavia’s question.“Nothing,” Julia said.“But,” Octavia began.“She’s right,” Elizabeth added as she sat beside Octavia and put a consoling arm around her friend. “This is not your doing. The responsibility for this lies solely with your brother. Your father tasked you with formulating a trade agreement.