After returning to the hotel, the cousins wanted to go for a swim in the outdoor pool. While they did, the adults sat in the lounges around the pool a...nd continued to get acquainted.After about fifteen minutes of sitting with the others, Tory excused herself by saying she was going back to the room to take a nap. Once there, Tory began pacing and wringing her hands together. She nearly jumped out of her skin when there was a knock on the door a few minutes later."Everything okay, little one?". I quickly got my stuff outof the dryer and put it in my laundry basket and walked back to my apartmenttrying to walk softly so my heels wouldn't click so loudly on the woodenfloor of the hallway. I opened my apartment door and slipped in and closedthe door behind me. Whew! I made it. My heart was pounding and I thought tomyself that was pretty exciting!I was so relieved. Right up until there was a very loud pounding on mydoor. I was so scared. I looked through my peep hole and it was Josh,. We are stronger than any fever."He laughed and agreed. He didn't have any work but he promised to give me a good reference if I found something else.It was too cold to job hunt outside so I went to the mall and put in applications at each store. I realized that I'd overtaxed myself when I sat down and found my hand shaking too much to write my name. I looked at my watch; I'd skipped lunch and forgotten my medication.'How much damn longer does this insufferable disease last?' I lamented. .." You know, what?" What would people say?" Do you care?" I don't know. I haven't thought about it."Mary said sternly."Listen, John. We both know that you are not gay. But most peoplealready think you are. Even your parents think you are gay. So what doyou care what people would think? I want you to know that I would likeyou to wear them. what do you say about that?"Mary already knew that John was not capable of turning Mary down when sheacted forcefully. But he still was reluctant to.