You need to relax and recover your strength." Tom, I can walk that far," I argued, trying to growl at him... I suppose myvoice might have scared a bab... mouse."Kate, my dad had a saying, 'those that won't listen have to feel.' Okay, youthink you're able to walk, so show me... go ahead, sit up on your own," Tomsaid, watching carefully.I struggled to sit upright. I could only use one arm, and that threw my balanceoff. I made it half way, and fell back against the pillows."Satisfied?" he asked. I. "Lloyd, who was still taken back by his attitude before started to speak and said, "Well wait just a minute, we haven't decided anything yet." He studied Duke. Duke was a tall man in his middle fifties, standing about 6 foot 3 inches and his head was completely shaved bald.As Lloyd looked at him, he was trying to get a feel for where the man's mind was. Lloyd's problem was that in his arrogance, he just couldn't see that people were not put on this earth to bow down and cater to him. The fact. "You've got not badlegs. I think they might look pretty good in heels."I laughed at that, but Lisa didn't. "No," I said staring at her. "You justteasing right? Right? You're not teasing, are you?"Lisa shook her head slowly. "Does that scare you?" she asked earnestly."I don't know," I replied hesitantly, and then we were both silent for along time.We talked for a couple of hours. Lisa trying her best to explain herfeelings while, for the greater part, I just listened. Something I am toldmen. Neither of the parents could actually work out the real reasons for the furtive looks between them as they both assumed that the other were wanting an explanation of the telltale wet patches whilst in reality both were struggling to excuse themselves from having made the wet patch in question.Eventually when they retired to bed; other things had begun to play on their mind as tomorrow night was the appointment with Dr Janus and their imaginations had begun to work overtime again. As they lay in.