" Sharon shook her head, telling her that Misti was at the house, and was going to take her to a doctor, this morning. "I sure hope it's nothing to wo...ry about. I so love her. If anything happened, I don't know if I could stand it."Mary frowned at her. "Don't even let yourself think like that." she said. "You'll make YOURSELF sick." Sharon promised to try. Mary asked her if her tryst with William had made her feel ANY better. "I don't think so. William and Misti had to help her home. She threw. Taking a deep breath, I unlocked and opened the door. Luckily the place was empty, and I washed my hands and face to bring myself back to normal.**Marie’s Tale.Wow, what an odd week! It all started when I went to the loo quite innocently. What I was confronted with when I opened the door stopped me in my tracks and made me gasp. At first, I didn’t realise who it was as my eyes were fixated on the naked bottom on display. I may be young, but I haven’t led a sheltered life, and this was by no. ‘I have to be somewhat picky, otherwise we get inundated with bad romance novels and cheesy post apocalyptic crap.’ That brought a smile to the smaller, younger woman’s face and she replied, ‘No, nothing like that. Mostly textbooks, and some stuff from my personal collection. I just moved here.’ The shopkeeper introduced herself, extending her thin hand, ‘Welcome to Orchards. It’s small, but growing. My name is Marilyn, and I own the store.’ The younger one smiled brightly and said, ‘I’m. Looking up I could see the shock and guilt in Dee’s eyes, I just smiled and waited for her to finish her business with the old lady, once the old dear was satisfied she made her way to the shop door. Being the gentleman I allowed the lady to leave the shop. Closing the door behind her, I turned the sign to close and flicked the switch on the door lock.Dee asked “what are you doing here Mike?”My reply was short and not very sweet, “you see Dee, after all the embarrassment you caused Deb last.