Still feel its power taking you deeper ... and deeper ... and deeper..."Click ... click ... click...Sure enough, as Penny's eyes slid softly closed, i... didn't matter that she could no longer see the illusion of the clock. The sound was all that mattered. The sound hypnotized her. The sound took her deeper.Click ... click ... click..."Deeper ... and deeper ... and deeper..."Click ... click ... click..."Deeper ... and deeper ... and deeper..."Click ... click ... click..."Deeper ... and deeper .... Joe was frightened beyond words of one day losing himself, whohe felt he was. What did it mean that an Astronaut, a war hero, LikeMike just embraced the trappings of womanhood so quickly and easily, orat least so it seemed. That night, after dinner the nurse came in tohelp Joe with his shower. Joe did not think he needed the help, but itwas doctor's orders that he be supervised and even instructed whileshowering. The strange thing was that Nurse Barrett, AKA SecondLieutenant Barrett insisted on. It’s impossible. I tried. Birgit tried to avoid hurting me by not doing anything about her feelings and that hurt me, and we lost about eight months of a possible relationship. I ended up hurting both Becky and you by trying to avoid hurting you.”“That sucks,” Jennifer sighed.“It does. But what’s the alternative? Melanie’s solution?”“NO!”“Exactly. I had a few months of therapy to help me get past Birgit. And look at all the crap I went through. And I dragged you through it with me.”“No, I went. I was puzzled, as it was already 6:15 by then, so I asked, "Do you know it’s a quarter past six? Won't they be worried?" Emily looked at me, kind of puzzled, and said, "No. They both got called out of town on business, didn't my Dad call you?" "I never spoke with him, but I've been out here on the deck all day. Let’s see if he left a message on the machine," I said, motioning her to come on in. "Even if there isn't a message . . .we'll whip up some dinner and.