‘She’s done amazingly well.’ That first night in the hospital had been the worst. We’d taken it in turns to sit quietly by her bed, none of us... knowing quite what to say, how to react, afraid to hope for the best in case the worst happened. I’d spent half my time willing her to cling to life, the other half praying that if the end had to come, that it would come swiftly, so she wouldn’t have to suffer any more. Then, almost as quickly as she’d become ill, she’d begun to get well. By Sunday. She felt her eyes starting to close as she watching the progress bar creep up to 50%. NO! I can't fall asleep. I've got to keep awake. She busied herself scanning through the displayed systems checks that the HAMr was going through. Interesting ... It seems that this HAMr was new. As new as it could have been when it was first here. All the programs are being loaded. Looks like a lot of maintenance needs to be done.It wasn't surprising given how long the HAMr must have been mothballed for. Vin. Oh well, I did not have time to go back. Jim had said he was only goingto be home for a little while so I had to hurry. I could always call. Mom wasalways on me about not being thoughtful of her and dad, sometimes I could notkeep a straight thought in my head, maybe mom was right when she said it washormones.I was about half way through the woods when I noticed one of the big oaks Ihad climbed with Jim when we were younger had toppled recently and its rootsstill had rocks, dirt and debris. She rolled over onto her back as I crawled on the bed and began kissing her. First on her lips, then her cheeks, down to her neck. For the first time I touched her breast."Careful, honey, they're big but very sensitive."I touched the nipple with my tongue, then gently took it into my mouth and sucked it to a stiff hardness. I repeated the same motions on her other nipple."God, I love it, Jerry; you're so good. It's been so long since I felt so good. Make love to me, Jerry. I'm yours to do with.