And, if that weren'tenough, his back and his knees ached.When Pete saw his reflection in the mirror, he gasped in horrifieddisbelief. "What have you d...ne to me, girlie?" he asked, his voicecracking. What little hair now remained on his head had turned snowwhite. He also appeared several years older than his grandfather hadbefore he'd passed on.Maleena smiled back at him. "Isn't it obvious? You took thirty yearsof my life away from me, Petey. You kept me locked away inside thatmiserable geek. “Not for a long time… since we were children,” he pointed out. She shrugged, “Well there’s no one around, all the way out here, and I don’t see any problem.” She stood up and glanced down at him, “I’m going for a swim whether you join me or not.” With that she slipped out of her shoes and pulled the simple white sundress she’d been wearing over her head and letting it fall to the ground, leaving her wearing only the chest-wrappings that bound her breasts and kept them out of the way and some. But Jason was just trying to be nice, and it WAS avery nice bra which would go well with many of the new outfits she hadbought. So she accepted the gift and thanked him. (AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({"serve": {}});“Any chance of you modeling it for me?” he inquired, half-joking.“Hmmmmm…don’t think so,” Tara said, blushing a little and starting toclose the door.Jason stuck his head in the door. “Will you have it on underneath. I had steeled myself for my great entrance, yet I became edgy andtense. Finally, a nurse walked out of the room and saw me standing there."Oh Hi! You must be Cathy? Your father has been asking for you; just go onin!"Gathering my nerve, I walked into his room. Mom saw me first."Cathy! Come see your father!"I walked around the curtain, and came face to face with my father. He justlay there looking at me, then he smiled! Unable to stop myself, I rushedto his bed and hugged him tightly."You smell.