.. all right?" Ed asked. "Who's Martin?" She was certainly acting weird, he thought, but Christ what a body... what a face! He entered, and closed the... door carefully behind him, then stood uncertainly near it, nervously observing Alice Appleton."Come... come sit with me... be with me... I've been so lonely!" the dark-haired beauty pleaded.Drinking... she's been drinking... Christ... Alice is a lush and I never suspected it! Somehow the thought that the prissy English teacher drank made Ed feel. Then Whitney told me to go back and see Dusty and I find you strolling up the road as if you didn’t have a care in the world. Just what is going on? All of this toing and froing is wearing me out,” she said in exasperation.Ricky let out an exuberant belly laugh and then kissed her hard again before releasing her. “The cuff said I could go free from the cell and then High Mage Dusty said my punishment was that I had to look after you, Manny, Gail and my kids. Then she gave me this,” he said as. She was tempted to put on a deep red dress and heels, and skip the underwear again. Sensible Susan reared her head and she settled for a white ruffled blouse and tan slacks. She slipped on her well used loafers and grabbed her purse. A quick check confirmed money, travelers checks and credit cards were all present and accounted for. She locked the door behind her and ran down the stairs.They walked along Saint Germain toward the Boulevard St. Michel, stopping at any shop window that caught. There were tears, there were hugs and kisses. This was followed by the taking of the pulse, feeling of the forehead, looking into the eyes, and requests to say ahhh!. A strong dose of the Mom Eye signaled a finish to the Doctor Mom session.While he was less demonstrative, I could see the concern in Dad's face."You are all concerned over my health after laying unconscious for a day, and I appreciate your concern. In a sense your concern is misplaced. I was not unconscious. I was gone."I reached.