He bought us both boxes of buttered popcorn and large drinks. He made sure to find us seating right where I wanted it and led me there. We sat and wai...ed for the movie to start. I turned to him and rubbing his hairy face said, “Thank you for bringing me here. I love this old place and this movie. You are too good to me Bradley.” “Nothing is too good for my one special man. I love it here too Honey. Let’s relax and hold hands and enjoy the night,” he said getting my hand in his and lacing our. There is no way to be comfortable with broken ribs, no matter how much pain medication is administered. Besides, I didn't want to be hooked on whatever it was that was keeping me from succumbing to the pain. I was in a state of semi-consciousness to keep me from becoming restless and making things worse, I suppose. I tried hard to will myself into a numbed, almost semi-conscious state. It would work for a while, but then my brain would take over, trying to think of all the things I had to do. . if you will pardon the pun. The event that caused me to write this happened about five months after I started my practice. Mrs Walker had called and asked for an appointment for her son, Michael. The complaint at the time was abdominal pain. Michael had not been to see me before. Looking over his old record he was clearly a normal teen. He fell out of a tree and broke his arm at age ten. At age twelve he was treated for a cracked jaw from a sports injury. Everything else was normal. No food. As I was undressing, Richard walked in and said, “Nice to see you again.”I said, “Yeah, you are probably going to see a lot more of me, per doctor’s orders.”He replied, “Yep, me too.”I continued undressing and Richard did the same. As I looked up and walked toward the shower, I noticed Richard glancing over at me and smiling.I said, "Well I guess I’ll see you tomorrow?” “You bet,” he replied.The next morning, I decided to change my routine and headed straight for the pool. I noticed Richard’s.