"I'll get the doctor. You just rest and I'll be right back."I think I fell back asleep. The next thing I knew, a man younger than I was looking into m...y eyes and feeling my head."Welcome back, Mr. Hadley. You've had quite a time of it, but you are doing fine now. You were in a car accident and it was touch and go for a while, but you seem to be out of the woods. I know you have a lot of questions, but you need to sleep and heal. We've given you something to help with the pain and to help you. He was redefining me with every kiss. With every touch, he stripped away the veneer I had built around my heart, exposing the raw desires I'd never been comfortable facing alone. Being with him made them seem safer somehow, as he first tamed the desires and then tamed me.Dwelling on the conflict he created inside me was pointless. He was my cousin, the son of my mother's sister. We were blood relatives and forbidden by law and social custom to marry or have children. It didn't matter how we. They're not able to speak, but I will check for you. Paul, if you want Mr. Nolan to come and get you, raise your hand." There was a pause and then Mel said, "Nope, he didn't raise his hand. I believe he's quite content with the status quo." Now laughing, I said, "Goodnight Amy, Mel and Paul" and then I ended the call. I poured myself another glass of Canadian whiskey. As I sipped it I wondered if they'd even answer the telephone when Jeanne called them. Actually I knew they would. Amy and Mel. " He doesn't have to be a saint, mama. They love one another." Yes, they do, son."---------On the first traffic stop Girl put her foot down before anything got writ:"Tommy?" What, baby?" She leaned forward and spoke right into a gaggle of drilled holes: "Don't give them a ticket. Just give them a warning. I don't want you to give them a ticket. I don't want them to have to pay money." They locked in the rear view.He lined right up. "Sure, baby-girl, just the warning." Thank you, darling.".