Sherry was an openly sexually frustrated woman, and it made for a wonderful chemistry between us. She would complain openly about her husband's "shor...t cummings" and laugh like one of the boys when she wasn't getting enough at home. But she remained faithful, and never gave anyone reason to believe that she strayed.When I arrived in Sherry's office, the first thing she did was thrust a large scotch into my hand. "Your shit on the Tokyo World Series is first rate! I really enjoyed reading it,. “Suit up, Buddy. We need you tonight,” I said as I pulled him into a hug.Mrs. Sullivan rescued her purse and she gave Bill a hug. I was introduced to Coach Enron, the interim coach for USC. We got in line for food and I was happy to see they were serving steaks. Mrs. Sullivan had taken care of me and had a big salad, grilled vegetables and an extra steak ready for me. I smiled when Ridge and Bill decided to eat the same thing. We found a table and Jeff, my favorite reporter, joined us. I. Simmons paid me Pa's usual fee for setting broken bones, $1, and left with the promise that she would tell all her friends of what good work I had done on her son. Maybe I had a second job, after all, and a good cover for my alter ego of Jake Esposito.I figured that I had a lot of good practical training in medicine from all of the times that I had helped Pa with his patients. Pa had accumulated a lot of medical books, too, so I was sure that I could get a lot of the finer details that I had. “She’ll love it.”I laughed and covered my face with hands, suddenly exhausted. “How though?” I said. “How do I approach her and not have her be weird or offended?”“I told you,” she said winking, “I have some ideas.” She smacked my butt cheek hard and again started walking down the hallway. “Now when you get home, this is what I want you to do...”We got ice cream. Drew wouldn’t shut up about it, and we all figured that we could use some refreshment after the workout. Plus, it was nice to be able.