Without realizing it, I began to cry. Was it the shock? Was it reliefthat it was over? Or was it something deeper?Everyone gathered around me for a g...oup hug. "Sometimes when somebodygets the full treatment for the first time it can be like that", Stephsaid as she handed me the brushes and booklets. I also got smallcontainers of all the makeup they had used on me.We paid up, said our thank-yous to everybody and left. I still felt likeI needed to catch my breath.My friends were full of. Let'sjust say, a nice little body after all. You know how hard I've work toget myself in shape right? So I can't help but having a great timebeing me," the new Katherine admitted with a giggle. "Anyway, I wasthinking about what had happened earlier today and how our fortunes hadchanged so drastically to be able to escape the death sentence and sucha horrible accident. And most importantly, how this AER thing broughtus into this wonderful family. So, for the time being, I'll agree withyou to. I cursed myself silently for being so foolish, thinking perhaps that the whole scenario was too much for her, especially after a three-year abstinence. She was probably a virgin when she married, so it was hardly surprising that she was feeling overwhelmed if her previous experiences were limited to a single fellow.She sniffed again and then sat up in the bed. We followed suit, and I noticed her eyes run over Jimmy’s torso as his muscles flexed when he pulled himself upright. Somehow the sheet. "At least what's left of me." Still hurtin huh?" Not so much anymore. Think I'm about over with feeling sorry for myself." Touching bottles together I said, "Here's to suckers everywhere and may I never be one again."We finished our beer and before I could order another round, Sandy set two more in front of us. "These two are on the house," she said.I gave her a questioning look. "Thanks but why?" You deserve a break after what that bitch did," Sandy replied. "Yes, I know all about it. I knew.