.you and Ithat is...where we take them...home." What happens to me then, Empress?" Nothing...nothing happens to you, Jack." I knew better than to hide...thefuture from her. The blonde's eyes widening spoke volumes. She hadclearly seen every detail the next day would hold for us.My Ex-O simply closed her eyes, nodded, and accepted the fact that shewould be experiencing probably the worst day in her life."Let's get this over with then." I said as I stood, walked around mydesk, and together Jack and. We’ve...had this conversation before. I think. Yes, we’ve had almost this exact talk before. And every time, the answer had been no.“I know, I’m...doing my best.” I looked down at my feet, crossing my hands behind my back. I’d felt this emotion before, deep down. It was exciting, yet scary.“Babe, believe me, I know just how hard you’re tryin’. Every day it gets a little easier.” Now she grinned at me, smiling with that smile of hers, looking so happy at me. I felt a little happy too.Lucy picked. The next day, I called Denise from work. Knowing that my hypochondriac mother would, by her very nature, play her part unwittingly, I told my wife that her mother-in-law wasn't feeling well and would like to see her for the weekend. Although my wife did not exactly relish the duty, I had selected her, after all, partly for her pliability. I told her that since Kimmie enjoyed visiting my mother so much (yeah, right!) and needed to be punished for staying out later than allowed, and since I had. Eventually visiting hours ended, and they had to leave, promising to come again first thing the next morning.It was nice to be free of the IV and sensors, but Sam found that he couldn't sleep. The bed was comfortable enough. It was fairly dark, though light came in under the door from the corridor. He just felt wide-awake. Perhaps, having slept for three days straight, his body didn't feel the need for rest. He lay there, staring up at the ceiling in the dim light and listening to the faint.