After what seemed like an eternity, but in reality was only about a minute, Doctor Mercer took a sip of water from a glass on her desk.“I, uh, guess...you better sit down. Both of you.”We sat down on the couch and Doctor Mercer slowly made her way to the comfortable chair she sat in for counseling. She opened her notebook, wrote a couple of lines, then looked at us. I figured that was my cue to start talking.“I’m sorry to have dropped the bomb on you that way, but I’m sure you can imagine why. ‘Well, congratulations! So you’re fine from the uh…’ ‘Wreck? Yep, I’m back. Not quite a hundred percent but I’m getting there.’ ‘Well, that’s a blessing. This poor boy was, well, he was a mess. I’m so glad to finally meet you. I’m the weekend supervisor but just call me Rebecca. Brent, your mother has really done well this week. No episodes at all. We’ll keep her meds where they are but she’s doing wonderfully. I know you can’t wait to see her and you’ll want to call her doctor on Monday. If. "Good dog" I thought to myself, "maybe next time we get a dog we'll consider a Jack Russell." After I finished my "gourmet" microwaved dinner, I poured myself another glass of wine and got ready for a shower. I figured Jack needed to go out to pee, so I opened the door to let him out but he showed no interest. I closed the door and headed to the shower. He followed me into the bathroom, and when I sat down to pee (I’m lazy that way) he stuck his nose up towards my crotch. That led me to begin. "That good, huh?" Mmm," Leslie nodded as she began to drink from the glass, squeezing hereyes shut over the powerful alcohol content."You must have been a chronic drinker," Tanya mused as she sipped fromher own drink which, unbeknownst to Leslie, had been watered down.Leslie already looked and sounded tipsy. "I won a drinking contest once.'Bout a year or so before I met Arn. Big, fat, disgusting schlub. Kindaasshole who thinks a woman's place is in the kitchen," She stopped togulp down more of.