" Pretti ... what?" Mum was immune to my questions and protestations as shestridently led me to yet another chair."My goodness that will not do." My m...other tut tutted as she examined mynails."Mum, could you please take the plastic out of my hair," I pleaded."All in good time but we really must attend to your finger nails whatwould my prospective clients think if they saw them?"I sighed in resignation as I saw that familiar manic gleam in mymother's eyes. I could tell there was no stopping her. . they haven't seen us up here. Let's keep it that way."George silently thanked his friend Charlie for parking the truck back at the cabin, only a few hundred yards behind them. Charlie wanted to walk the rough track to scout it before committing his pickup. They were damned glad they did. When they came around the hillside, they were shocked to see the vehicles and men in the area below. They made a quick jog back to the truck to retrieve their camera gear, with its tripod and batteries. The. And I loved what we did today."She sat up straight and clapped her hand over her mouth. She looked at me and whispered, "Was I supposed to say that?"I laughed and assured her, "It's okay, Kat. It was just sex. We had fun. Gregg doesn't mind. I'm sure that he's happy for us. Right Gregg?"Gregg leaned forward and said, "Sweet Kat, in some ways you're more innocent than my virginal Mouse. But that's not something to be ashamed of. And if that's who you are I want you to stay that way. Don't change. . hate her, that's it.She is crying. Her chin trembles pitifully. But I'm not impressed at all. Without much haste I sit behind the desk and write the document with which she should go to the X-ray department.The orderly rolls her out without bothering to be as careful as not to crash the stretcher in the doorframe. I sit and wait. There are no other patients. Dead time. I go outside to smoke a cigarette. I can't stop thinking about the most hateful human being in the world. The pain from the.