She took his hand and he helped her to her feet, then hugged her close for several seconds as she hugged him back.“Thank you, Grampa,” she whisper...d, her face pressed into his chest. “It was wonderful…”Grampa leaned over and kissed her forehead. “It was a pleasure, baby girl. Anytime you would like some more, you let me know and we’ll make arrangements for it,” he told her. Taking her head in both hands, he lifted her face so she was looking at him. “Don’t just come on down here anytime you. "We are going to my place; I live around the cornerok?" "Yes, that sounds good to me." How could I possibly deny herwhat I truly longed for?We walked up the building steps and she unlocked the door with onehand still holding my hand softly, stroking my hand with her nails.We entered the building and she shut the door and closed the blinds,we were in this big beautiful loft and in the middle of the floor wasa bed. She had silky red sheets on the bed hanging down the floor.She led me to the bed. I sat on a crate for a minute or two holding my bat thinking. Then my curiosity got the better of me and i laid the box on its side to get at the wing nuts better. After the better part of 15 minutes I got all the damn wing nuts off and stood there thinking the box was pretty big what the hell was inside it. I kept thinking about that guy who had the crate under his stares and was inviting people over to see it and the shiny eyes would lure people's hands in the box and they would get eaten.. "Thank you so much." Tears streamed down his cheek.She tried to smile, "I hope she makes it. If you stay in the waiting area, I'll try to get you updates before I go off duty."Jim nodded, and headed back to his friends. He whispered his news to them, and then went outside and called his parents. They answered on the first ring; Matt had been keeping them informed about what was taking place. They both wanted to come to St. Louis, but Jim told them to stay home until there was more news.About.