I am blushing bright now as I ponder this. “I can't exactly go to the doctor when I'm in hiding and underage but not in a foster home... and we don...t have insurance so how will I pay for that kind of stuff?”“I know sweets, I've been thinking about that and I talked to Eddie about it but he didn't seem enthused about footing the bill or getting us insurance. There are other options for payment though if we find the a doctor and dentist of the right persuasion... Eddie talked to the doctor we. “We’ll need to get a plane in Praia. I have no doubt the Cambridge is still trying to find us, and Cape Verde is the only place this submersible could reach quickly. They’ll start here first. We cannot tarry.” Holly had repeated the same thought four times already, and it was clear that the woman’s head was not running at its usual peak. She had fought the post-pill crash which had brought Gene to his knees on the Cambridge, and slept little. The result left her with short term memory glitches. ”“Jen, can you grab my phone off the kitchen table. The one in turquoise wrap. The other one is the hospital’s.” Jen leaned down and kissed Marsha on the nose, then got up and walked, naked, into the kitchen. “She’s a beautiful girl. I’ve been of the binary bent my whole life, but I’m rethinking the whole thing now. Those three are living proof there is a two, or that a one can be changed into a zero. You are such a lucky man.”“Thank you. They are my life. They have given me so much more than I. He half turned and put his arm around her.She gave him another squeeze, kissed him softly on thelips and buried her face into his chest and startedshaking. He fully turned and gave her a strong hug, tolet her know she was safe.They disengaged and looked at each other for a longtime in each others eyes. She walked into the other room to get dressed and hefinished packing.She came out wearing a silk shirt with a heavy woolenjacket and pants and jack boots. She carried her ownsmall knapsack.He.