I asked her if I could show her what we meant. After a few minutes of thought, she consented. Reassuring her that at any time she wanted to stop, I w...uld do so. I knew that Heather was out of her comfort zone but was so happy that she trusted me enough with this. I also sent the others away knowing that she would not be as open or so willing with everyone watching. I began by blindfolding her, telling her that I wanted her to rely on her other senses more than her sight. Slowly, I began to. He’s adamant, doctor. It’s his set in stone decision.”“Well, he—you— should be able to make those calls soon, at least there’s that,” said the doctor.“And the best we can hope for would be?” said Sergeant Michaels.The doctor sighed. “The man took some of the blast from that grenade, or whatever it was, in the face. The explosive force all but crushed his facial skeleton. And then there was the shrapnel that tore across, thankfully not through, his sinus cavity and right eye, and twisted crazily. They were bringing in beer as if it was the Prohibition era. Jerry, being twenty 24, had no problem drinking away. Lou wasn’t drinking, she was too busy being a good host to be wasted. He never saw her drink, but she was acting as if she’d had a few too. She was in a great mood and that worked well for Jerry and even Skuzzy. But Skuzzy was becoming hammered and he was out back smoking a joint all evening. So he wasn’t going to be great company by the time the evening was done. Besides, he was. "And the other guy looks fine." In more ways than one, she couldn't help thinking. Fabian threw a quick jab that went home, and from the closer range Lissa and Marcella saw Chico's head rock back with the force. Chico tried to retaliate, but his roundhouse right found nothing but air."Damn," said Marcella.The whistle blew again, and this time Lissa could see some LKs yelling at Chico while they toweled him off. On their side, things were calmer."Perfect round, Fabes, perfect," said Mickey..