I looked at Masha and Jack and explained in English, "Ben is having another MRI. If you two wait in his room I will return him when he is finished."Ma...sha questioned, "Tatiana, who did you call?"I smiled and replied, "The hospital administrator, of course."I could tell from the look in her eyes she was impressed and she stated, "That was a very wise decision. By the way, it is good to see you have your underwear back under your control..."Flashback – Jack – At the hospitalDamn, I needed to learn. I was very down and upset. He held me, gave me a cuddle, but no more than that.”“I can’t believe you two! You could make an opera out of this drama! Darling Sister, you and John should be together, you really do deserve each other and you make an ideal couple. I don’t know how you both can live like that.”“Resisting the urge to make love to him is hard, Ellen, very hard. I really desire him a lot.” She cast a grin at John, “but I’m far happier even as we are than ever I used to be with. She buys much more clothes than she needs. Once she told you that it is her greatest weakness. She loves heels and masters them with a nature that any model would envy. You ring the doorbell nervously, then hear the unmistakable sound of heels approaching the door, and within seconds, a tall blonde woman greets you at the door with a big hug. Abi is taller than you remembered, her walk is imposing, her eyes are about 5 inches above yours, you calculate that without heels she must be. "Tommy, it's Brad. Can we talk?" Um, sure." He could talk, I'd listen. I've found social discourse much easier after some caffeine and enough time to get both eyes open and focusing."I'm just leaving Val's now. Tommy, we slept together last night."Oh, shit. What next?The what turned out to be Beth's phone ringing."Um ... hello?" My lady sounded as out of it as I was. "Oh, hi, Val."What the hell was this, a real-life When Harry Met Sally?I climbed out of bed and listened to Brad try to explain.
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