By now, Alice had become quite used to travelling about naked and thought very little of continuing to do so. After all, there was no one else about t... see her, and even if there was, there was very little she could do about it unless she came upon a wardrobe along the way which was highly unlikely, or so she thought. Unless, of course, she was to find herself in a village or a town full of shops. Of course, she had no coin, nor anything to trade with, so she supposed she would have to rely. I was sitting at home alone, since I didn't have to work that day and my wife did. My cell rang, and it was my neighbor, asking if she could come over and take a shower. I said sure, and went out and started the generator to make sure there's be hot water for her. She came over a couple minutes later, wearing the grungy sweats that had become standard in the neighborhood as people tried to stay warm and comfortable. I suggested she wait a bit to let the water heat up, so we sat and talked. “Shirley!”“What?”Juli dropped into the water after a quick kiss on Doctor Will’s cheek. She moved over close to Doctor Shirley and grabbed her hand as she tried to keep moving toward Gramps Holland and shallower water.“How have you been? Dad told me that you looked better than ever, and he has always had an eye for beauty. Would you please give me a welcome hug, just for appearance sake in front of our new daughter-in-law to be?”“Will, how did you know about Juli and Bill? They just told me a. Then I had the dry heaves for a few minutes. When it was all over I just wanted to curl up in a ball. But I was pulled back to my feet and one of the men said quietly, "Have you learned your lesson, or do we need to tie you up?"I saw Lynn looking at me tears in her eyes. Harold was holding her, apparently she had tried to come to my assistance and he stopped her. I looked at Lynn in anguish; there was nothing that I could do. I told them I would behave and they let me go. I stood there holding.