”The nurse comes in and waves for us to follow her. We follow her to the ICU, I just stand and stare at Tony, with all the machines and tubes hooked...up to her. I can't seem to bring myself to go into the room.“Can I see my son first,” I ask as she nods and walks a short way down the hallway.We walk to the NICU and I walk in and and rub his back for the first time.“He is so tiny,” I say in awe.“He is a couple of weeks early, but he hasn't had any significant injuries, the ICU is just a. The bell sounded and the fourth round began. The beginning of the round consisted of back and forth punches, almost ritualistic. Standing in the center of the ring, Leya would slug Alyssa’s face, and Alyssa would return the attack in turn. Leya slowly began to press the attack forward, moving Alyssa closer and closer to the ropes. She let loose with an uppercut that sent the Alyssa into the ropes. Completely helpless to regain control, Alyssa bounced off of the ropes and fell into Leya’s. ."I went out onto the patio and stared at the evening clouds. They were peach and blue and white, and the edge of one glistened like gold leaf. You wouldn't know from them what was happening here, down below. The colors were gone long before Judith finished her conversation. Surely it hadn't taken that long to tell her mother her new theory, that I'd been getting some on the down low, and they probably shared what they'd heard on Oprah. I wondered how many people besides her mother she had told. Of course, there are rules but ask yourself this: is swinging with rules better or worse that not swinging at all? So, my man and I go together and, most of the time, we have fun as we did this night, even though it could have been better. We were greeted by the hostess, Cheri, who is awesome. We chatted some and I know she and my guy have history. They like to play from time to time and he loves her. Cheri told me a guy had arrived and he'd asked her if we were coming in that night. I said,.