Natalie, where are my clothes?" he asked, "I really need to get to work!"I put on a fake panic, "Oh god I'm so sorry, last night I think I accidentall...y spilt some coffee on them, I just put them in the wash!"Max, the poor dear looked a little panicked, "Don't worry, I have a suit you could use for the office, it should fit and it is a trouser suit so it shouldn't be noticed," I suggested.Seeing no other option, Max reluctantly agreed and I took him to my bedroom once more, I think Max was too. Whenever Rita's dad, Bob, would email or call and tell her that he was coming for a visit, she'd clear her entire schedule to ensure that she could spend as much time with him alone as possible.Neither of Rita's roommates had ever quite figured out what transpired between Rita and Bob when he was with her, but if they'd known, they might have wanted to join in as well.Rita had taken a shower about an hour before she expected her father to arrive and as she was getting dressed, her roommate had. Nancy pretty much just sat there.As we were getting ready to leave, my wife had to say her goodbyes to everyone, especially the men. While she was doing that I walked up to Nancy and asked if everything was alright. She said Bob wanted to know why she left the room and where did she go? She mentioned she stepped out for a breath of air and then went to the rest room. He said she better not be flirting with anyone or she'd regret it. She told him she didn't flirt with anyone, she was a married. "Ithink I wanted something to remind me of what he did. How he helpedpeople. How he... he tried to make world a better place." If word gotout that there was a cocoon that could enslave a person's mind thepanic would turn to absolute terror.We sat in silence for a few minutes."I have a thought," I said quietly, having waited for what felt like agood time to break the silence. "What if, after we're done getting ourbodies back, we put Dave in the cocoon? We leave his body alone; justdo that mind.
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