As the anesthetic was starting to take hold and I was just drifting between being awake and going to sleep, I could hear Sharon calling to me. She was... telling me she was okay and that I was going to be fine.A couple of hours later, I was in the recovery room. I was out of it, so I didn't know what was going on. Bonnie was sitting with me, holding my hand when the doctor came in and explained to her that the surgery went just fine."When will he be waking up?" Bonnie asked him."We're going to. As we drove through the old neighborhood Nat slowed her chatter and started giving me long glances.“You look good bro, you been working out?” she asked.“Actually I have been hitting the weights with some friends in the sports medicine program.” I replied.“So why the information blackout this semester? Does it have something to do with your mystery?” she inquired.I had to tell her.“Remember when I spent those twelve weeks working for that oil company checking their rigs?” I asked.She. "What is it?" asked her father."My watch. I've lost my watch. I know I must have dropped it in the stable because I remember checking the time just before we came in." We'll help you look for it," offered Darius, playing along."No, why don't you and Dad go ahead. Tachi, would you mind to help me find it. We can catch up later." Sure Sis, no problem," said the brother leading his and her horses back to the stalls."Sure we can't help?" asked her father."No, it's OK. You and Darius go ahead. We're. Megan’s hotel was several minutes away, almost on the other side of town and as we drove she asked many questions about the city. Often my answers were greeted with friendly pats of her hand on my thigh. By now her gestures weren’t unexpected, but I was aware of the effect they were having on me a lot more. When we got to the hotel Megan directed me to the underground parking lot, rather than the front entrance, and gave me her electronic room key to open the barrier. I guessed that I was.