I may as well be paying you, and you would be hoping I get a move on, so you can get to your next john.”Martha eventually admitted that yes, there w...as that time every month that she needed to slow down on the sex, and sometimes actually talk, to communicate, with her partner of the time.“And it is when you don’t know him, or him you, that you find yourselves drifting apart, and finding new partners!” I suggested.“Well, yes, I suppose so,” Martha admitted.Barbara asked, “is that why you didn’t. The next morning she went to work and found out that the parents had died from injuries sustained in the crash, but that the baby had been taken before the mother had died. She went up to the maternity ward during her lunch hour and looked through the glass at the newly born baby. ‘Such a shame.’ ‘What?’ I said, ‘Such a shame about the baby’s parents dying like that,’ said the charge nurse that had come up behind her. ‘I heard that the police are looking for the parents’ other child. They think. And we did: directly after school,Nadie and I had gone to Lisa's house and gotten ourselves dressedup. I wore Lisa's fishnets, my own Docs, a tight sparkly blacksweater, barrettes, and a black fake leather skirt that only cameabout three quarters of the way to my knees. I also worelipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and mascara. Lisa and Nadiedressed similarly to me.Since I was the old one, and the one with the car, I drove thewhole hour and a half ride up to Alice's school. I can't come upwith any. Sandy was in hog heaven, since he knew exactly what I wanted and began churning out code that would mesh with mine.I stopped long enough to get a cup of coffee that wasn't too bad, and asked Grenaline if everything was all right. She apologized to me, and said she was just stressed out because of her period. She said she always felt second best during that time, so to just ignore her. She promised to be of more help tomorrow. When I gave her a hug, she visibly brightened up.Grenaline dragged.