" Jake responded, "I know, they called and asked if I could come by and check on you. They said you weren't answering their calls, and worried you wer... too sick to answer or had a seizure." "Well here I am, perfectly healthy and not seizing." "I see that, well I should go now." "Wait, do you have any plans?" "No, why?" I walked over to him, stood on my tiptoes, and kissed his lips. "Why don't you stay, I'll make it worth your trip over here, we can play and I can make dinner later on. You know. ”“And it still takes a day like it did with everyone I knew about?” I asked, making sure to stress the fact they were doing these tests behind my back.“Umm,” she replied, looking away, “well, a little longer. I think it’s more like two or three days, depending on the size of the person. With Alex, Ms. Bell and Melissa we used full on injections so the volume of blood was significantly greater. I mean, one drop versus half a syringe is pretty significant. It takes a lot longer for one or two. While we were eating dinner I asked Andrea if she was going out tonight. She said she hadn't planned on it but if I wanted her to she could call Tim and go spend the night with him. I said no I want to enjoy an evening with you. She said we can go in our son's room and play his video games. I said that's a good idea he raises hell when we try to and he is home. After we ate I took a shower and put on my pajama bottoms and met Andrea in our son's room. She was setting on his bed Indian style and. I don’t know if he’ll want to do it,” I said absently.“We should totally ask, especially if next weekend goes well!” Lara said, excited. “It’d be such a fun New Year’s Eve!”Yeah, really fun when Alana shows up.“Maybe,” I said.Lara looked at me strangely, but I ignored her and went back to chopping.“We’ll play somewhere while you’re there, I’m sure,” I added. “Even if it’s just Bri’s house.”Heather gave me a squeeze. “Whatever happens is fine with me!”I changed the subject, letting the girls.