It had been out of socket too long. Putting it back in would not just be painful, it would probably send her into shock, passing out. Much longer, tho...ugh, and it would not be able to reset. First, however, she needed to talk. ‘Okay, Cynthia, thanks to your call, I’ve got nothing on my plate tonight. Why can’t you go to the ER?’ Cynthia briefly thought of trying to make up a plausible lie, given that the truth was so implausible. She just could not think of anything that was not lame and stupid.. "Take care!"As I power-walked through the hallway, I checked my watch. I thought I was going to be awfully late for the meeting, but in actuality, I found that I would be right on time.I felt a change in the atmosphere when I entered. Nicole, who normally gave me at the very least a chipper wave, was making it painfully obvious she was looking in every direction but mine. Megan had her head down - not sobbing, but definitely sad. Next to her sat the normally kind-faced Matt, who instead had his. ..” Jim offered no more than that.“I can offer the Swiss Franc, Norway Krone or Singapore Dollars,” he said.“Umh,” Jim hemmed. “You don’t understand.”“What? I know the girl mentioned that you don’t want to convert ... that is sheer foolishness.”“We don’t want to keep the gold ... or realize any profit from it.” I said, “I don’t need it and Jim prospects as a hobby.”Jim said, “We want to give it away. Surely you have people...”“What?”“We want to give it away ... without paying taxes on it.”“You. The fact that we were all naked didn’t faze her in the least; this was obviously nothing new to her. “I thought you might like a little snack,” she said. She looked as lovely as ever, and all three of us turned in her direction. She was wearing a black bikini with a skimpy top and a lacy see-thru blouse. Rachel was the first to say what we were all thinking. “You can join us if you like.” “Oh, that’s so sweet of you,” she replied. “It’s been a long day.” With that, she slipped off the.