He tried to put his mind on the road again. If the traffic stayed like this for the rest of the trip, they’d reach the hotel earlier than expected. ...--- They all entered through the same door. The bellboy had explained they had access to three 2-person rooms, all next to one another, interconnected by doors. This way they could get into each other’s room without having to go into the hallway. As the girls started to unpack, Leah heard Lily scream. “Eek! a spider!” “Oh c’mon, it’s such a. The guy looked like he'd been poleaxed. Didn't know what was happening. Shouldn't let them get together tonight, though. "I think he's left already, miss."She nodded her head. "A taxi then. I'll be all right by myself."Alex sat in the taxi, and then later, in her own car as it drove itself to her home. She was morose. She had blown her chance for a normal date with a normal guy. And she remembered everything – every damn thing – about the horrible period when she was raped. The images kept. I don't want to alarm you, but I was hit by a car as IWas leaving the office. Paula brought me to the hospital. They've checkedMe over and done some tests and some x-rays. The blow to my head wasSevere. Fortunately it did not cause any serious internal injury. However IHave three broken ribs, a compound fracture in the left leg, and they thinkThey may have to amputate my right foot."*Wife's Response: "Who's Paula?"This one is compliments of chuck... TEXTING Daddy, I am coming home to get. Jeri and I were making good progress, and we felt we’d finish for a mid-January demo that would actually work, though not be feature complete. And I was on my best behavior, and careful not to say or do anything to upset her. The last thing I needed was another talk with Dave, or worse, with the Board of Directors. I’d gotten some time from Jack to do a bit of QA on what Jeri and I had completed so far and he’d given us some advice on minor changes to make.Gwen called at 3:20pm, just after I’d.