" Will anyone else be there?"She had anticipated this question and rehearsed her answer."Sharon Glasser will be there." Sharon Glasser? Isn't she one ...of the nurses?" Yes, she's assists the doctors and fills in as receptionist when I'm not there." How late?" Well, Dr. Grafton said he wasn't sure. It might be late because the software is totally new and it's completely different from the software we've been using." Hmmm. Well, okay, but come straight home." I will," she assured him, smiling. It was between classes, so the hallways were virtually clear – Meredith had sent those literally following her on to class, to meet again after school. It was also early enough that Meredith knew the cheerleader's world class practice room and its adjacent lounge/locker room would be vacant this time of day, so she practically drug Katie down the hallway.The large, overstuffed chairs in the lounge were Meredith's intended destination, but to get there, the lovers had to pass by the showers. And. “Tell you what, TJ. Why don’t you stay here and be my protector?” as a job helps a boy feel needed. At a time like this, a boy needs to be with someone.Stretched out on the fronds beside each other, they talked of what they might build for fortifications. Not that they’d find them of much use if the Japs found them, but boys like to talk about forts, and as they did so, she found herself turning his way and him, hers, until they were again holding each other.In the end, though, she gave him. .. or wife, if you have to' sort of things."When we arrived, Kathy stood them on their collective ears! First, there's her natural beauty and grace. I think it's even more effective, though, because she's totally unaware of her effect on other people. She just focuses on me."Anyway, to start, there was a mixed doubles tennis tournament — we won — followed by a mixed scrambles golf match. We won that, too. At the barbecue that followed, we were talking to some other people and a girl asked Kathy.