He lay there, staring at the ceiling until he finally couldn’t stand it any longer and had to get up. Time to see the doctor, he realized, sadly, an... see what’s going on with him. He wasn’t THAT old, was he? Jesus, they’ve only been married ten years. Forty-five wasn’t too old, was it? He lay there, staring at the ceiling, worried for the first time since he met Bethany about something like this. She was only in her early thirties and once they had started sleeping together, Bethany Rose. Then it’s left wing only, went out and stayed as if to balance itself. I got out of the car from the drivers side at the drive thru window of Dairy Queen. Walked up to the bird which then did flee but in a circle which brought him right back to me. I scooped the bird up and held it lightly cupped in my hands. It was obviously at the age to learn to fly and had broken its wing and one leg which dangled loosely from him. Not knowing what to do I first offered the bird to the workers of this. I trust Megan and so I knew that whatever it was, eventually it would all work out for the best.I was bothered by her comment that Melissa was afraid of Rick and I having a falling out. We'd never been that close, so I wasn't sure what kind of 'falling out' we could have under those circumstances.The conversation was pretty much forgotten about until a week or so later. We were here and there shopping for Christmas and busy with life.Then along came the cut. It was a small thing in the scheme. There was a long pause while the young woman typed (or so I assume) my "specifications" into her computer. I was about to ask her whether she was still there when she said, "I think I have just the right girl for you; her name is Nicole, and she'll be there within the hour."As it turned out, it was closer to two hours before Nicole showed up. I had been pacing up and down the room and was about to call another escort service when there was a soft knock at the door, and a beautiful young woman.