"Look, it's not that I care. What you did before is your own business, and it doesn't bother me in a jealous kind of way. But I think you've been kind...of casual about it." Yeah," I agreed."I'm not." I know you're not," I said. "And I do not consider it casual with you. Look--you admitted to me that you play with yourself a lot." She giggled and nodded. "It probably comes as no suprise to you that I do the same." Of course you do," she grinned."Right." I took a breath. "Do you know how long it. I sit in the waiting room apprehensively and jump at my name being called."Come with me and have a seat in here, the doctor will be right with you," said the plain nursing assistant.I wait in the room thinking about things I probably shouldn't when the doctor knocks and enters. She's the most beautiful doctor I've ever seen. Time slows as she walks by in her stilettos to sit adjecent to me. Her hair is black and falls carelessly over her shoulders. Her white coat is open revealing a blue. He yelped and stumbled back, falling once again onto his rear. Helooked up at the one on the throne, smoke trailing from her finger asshe narrowed her eyes."You will silent unless spoken to, human," she commanded. Lewisswallowed and immediately shut up, slowing standing once more."...a-anyway..." The human-sized alien cleared her throat with adefinite tenseness that Lewis noticed. Clearly she feared the giantwoman too. It would probably be best not to make her mad. "As I wassaying, welcome to. Pierce,” and she didn’t want Denise to refer to her, or -- worse -- to call her ‘Carolyn.’“Carolyn,” said Bill. “How did the appointment go?”“Great. Don’t shop for take-out tonight.”“You’re ready to go out? Are you going to keep the sitter?” As if she would stay. Karen was dutiful, but she looked like a girl who knew that she’d bitten off more than she could chew.“Not quite. Love you.” And she hung up before he could respond. Well, she’d spent enough time being a wife; back to the job of being.