The equipment attached to me must have made a noise, because I suddenly felt all of them next to me. Janet said softly, “Chuck, Chuck, can you hear ...e? Come back to us, Chuck.”I opened my eyes and was immediately mobbed by all the people in the room. A couple of ladies in white coats with stethoscopes draped around their neck burrowed their way to me, and began checking my vitals. One asked, “How do you feel, Mr. Miller?”I looked at her and groaned. I asked her, “Can you make me hurt any worse. It almost looked like you were listening to the ground with your hand." I was."I had my boots off, and snuggled into my blanket I turned to lay facing Sid. He turned to face me, and as we lay there he saw the continued question still on my face."Not yet. Sleep now, questions later."My eyes came open to see River's face, still composed in peaceful sleep, outlined in shades of gray by the pre-dawn light. She was so beautiful! It took everything I had to keep my demeanor at more or less normal. Give the keys and run back and get it."Megan and Jason went straight to the pool, while Jim sat with Karen and Derrick on the patio. Karen could tell that Jim felt a little awkward sitting there, and motioned to Derrick to go out by the pool. She waited a moment to let Derrick get on the pool deck before turning to Jim. "Jim, I guess Kathy talked to you, and I don't know about you, but I am sort of looking forward to it. I am a little nervous about it, so if I seem a little strange today, you. "Where are you at? I'll change, then drive down and meet you." I'll drive," Heather offered. "That way we can talk on the way."Pam was back in a couple of minutes, wearing a T-shirt over a swimsuit, carrying a towel. Heather stopped along the way, bought a six-pack of Hamm's, and drove to her apartment. "I gotta change," she said. "Meet you on the beach."The water was indeed cold, especially after what she remembered from Hawaii, but Pam didn't seem to mind. She'd already been in the lake for a.