"I tried to jump around behind the nurse, but she grabbed my waist andheld me. She said, just like nothing was strange, "Good Morning, Abby.Are the bu...ses here already? I guess I better hurry, hadn't I?"She had left my shorts around my knees while she said that. I leanedforward and hid my head on her shoulders. When she had them up, shesaid, "Stand up, so I can zip them, Jade. Can you get the maize socksout of that bag, Abby?"Abby handed the socks to Ms Marks and said, "Don't be shy, JB. I have. “We went because my mom told me they were having a sale at one of the bookstores. I ended up getting several new books. Oh!” she added, glancing at me. “I left them in the car.”I nodded. “Actually, we left the cinnamon pretzels in there too. We should probably put them in the fridge for later.”“Right,” she agreed, standing up. “I’ll go get them.”“Are you sure?” I asked seriously, sitting more upright in my seat, indicating I was about to get up to do it myself. Of course, I was well aware she. A little disoriented, she tried to get her eyes to adjust to the darkness. She was still naked and rather chilly. Finally, after a few moments, her eyes realized that she was still in her room, but the candles had been extinguished. Looking to her right, she saw Brian laying there, facing her direction. She couldn’t tell if he was asleep or not. She slid over and looked at him, just inches from his face. Not only was he awake, he smiling at her. Laying her head on the pillow beside him, he. He just sat there nursing his whisky, staring into the fire, for so long I was considering screaming, at him, at the stars, at my own stupidity.When he spoke his voice was as soft as when he gentled Lady. “Guess I’d better see about a proper leather sling and harness then...”We were not staggering drunk when Laura and I headed up to my bedroom, but we did each have an arm around the other’s waist, just for support you understand, right? Once in the room I helped Laura settle herself in the.