" I don't know about both nights," Alice said. "That would be two late-nights in a row. I'd hate myself in the morning. But on game night, yes, please... I'd love to go with you!" That's great. The only thing is, you'll probably have to leave work early Tuesday. I've got to be down there long before game time." I don't ask for much, down at work," Alice said. "I can give myself the afternoon off. How about picking me up at the hospital?... Any time you say."We agreed on 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.I. I am in the ICU waiting room but I may head down to the Café for some coffee and wait it out.”“OK. I am on my way.”I then decided I would call Chris and not Bobby. She can call him when I am done with her. Now may not be the best time for it but I needed answers.My first call went unanswered so I left a voice mail to call me back. Chris is a paralegal in a busy law firm so I am not certain of if and when she can take calls. I rarely if ever call her so I don’t know her schedule. It was about. The phone was charging because I was going out. It was a Friday after all, and I wanted to make sure it had enough juice to last the whole evening. As I picked it up, Rammstein once again blared from the speaker, almost making me jump.While my heart settled back into its normal rhythm, I unlocked the screen and saw I had several Whatsapp messages from Victoria, an old girlfriend who'd moved to the States last year. I looked at the alarm clock and saw it was approaching lunchtime in the Big. " Maybe. But it's understandable that you did. A nice night, a few flowery words from a guy who hasn't got a clue and things are bound to happen." So, you don't think I'm a freak?"Shaking his head, he grinned. "You're no freakier than the rest of this family."I suddenly had another overwhelming urge to kiss him and if Mary-Beth hadn't called out my name and come running up, I would have plastered him."I got a secrud to tell you," she said. Her giggles reached her blue eyes.Running my hand over.